Special C. news - and a new demo service

On Friday the Special Consensus (USA), veterans of many welcome trips to Ireland, begin a European tour during which they will be playing in Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, and the Czech Republic, all within the space of ten days. The dates are listed on the European Bluegrass Blog. More details are on the band's website.

The Special C. will have Ryan Roberts from Canada in place of Justin Carbone (on right in above photo), who was on guitar and vocals on the last few trips to Ireland. Justin is now engaged to be married, has relocated to Pennsylvania, and is co-owner with Troy Engle of Unplugged Demos, a service providing bluegrass and acoustic demos for songwriters.

Single song demos begin at $199 for a five-piece band with lead and harmony vocals. Further details are on the Unplugged Demos website (designed by Justin). Special C. say: 'We encourage any songwriters who need excellent demos of their work to contact Justin and Troy'; and the BIB is sure everyone who knows Justin from his playing here will wish him well in the new venture.