Special Consensus

Special Consensus, formed in Chicago in 1975 by banjo player Greg Cahill and friends, is a bluegrass band that has achieved a contemporary bluegrass sound in their five decades of performing. The first band recording was released in 1979 and the band created the Traditional American Music (TAM) Program in 1984 to present in schools and community centers. Special C has performed throughout the USA and in Canada, Europe, South America, Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The band has also appeared on National Public Radio, The Nashville Network, the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, and in concert with many symphony orchestras in the USA and Canada. The 22 band recordings have garnered two GRAMMY nominations (2012 and 2018) and eight awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) that have included Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year and the very first Video of the Year Award in 2024. Compass Records released "Been All Around This World" in June, 2025 to celebrate the band 50 year anniversary. Current band members include Greg Cahill (a recipient of the IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award in 2011, inducted into the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America in 2020), guitarist Greg Blake (the 2023 and 2025 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year), mandolin player Brian McCarty and bass player Nico Humby.

Available Areas: North, West, Central, East, South, Chicago Metro

Core Audiences: General

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