Special Consensus
Bands / Ensembles
Special Consensus (1975–present) is a bluegrass band from the Chicago area, led by banjo player Greg Cahill. Cahill and bassist Marc Edelstein started the band for house parties and in 1975 before deciding to pursue music full time. Its first recording came out in 1979. They have toured in Australia, Canada, Europe, South America, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and have played the Grand Ole Opry. Its 2018 Compass album Rivers and Roads won IBMA Album of the Year and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album. By the mid-2020s the lineup was Cahill, bassist Dan Eubanks, mandolinist Brian McCarty and guitarist Greg Blake.
In the newsletter
- No. 16 Fall 1998