Special Consensus at IBMA

The present Special C.: David Thomas (bass), Ashby Frank (mandolin), Greg Cahill (banjo), Justin Carbone (guitar)

The Special Consensus, part of the Irish bluegrass community's extended family, appear in a nice full-page ad on p. 39 of the October issue of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine, which features the above photo and lists the dates in their tour schedule for the rest of 2007. (November includes multiple shows in Michigan, Illinois, Texas, Indiana, and Wyoming.)

During the IBMA's World of Bluegrass in Nashville, TN, next week, the Special C. will be playing on Wednesday 3 October from 11.00 p.m. to 1.30 a.m. in the Music City Ballroom, Renaissance Hotel; and on Saturday 6 October at 4.30 p.m. as part of the IBMA Fan Fest.

Their latest CD, Down the trail of aching hearts (Pinecastle 1156), is at #5 in the Top 15 Bluegrass Albums chart in BU; the title song is at #8 (out of 30), and still climbing.