Special Consensus (Tin Ear TE 33002) is a studio album from Special Consensus, the Chicago-based traditional bluegrass ensemble that Greg Cahill built into one of the most consistently active bands in the Midwest acoustic scene after founding the group in 1975. Cahill plays banjo and sings; Andy Dye plays guitar and sings; Ed Walsh plays guitar and mandolin; and Larry Gillis holds the bass. Special Consensus brought the full Kentucky-rooted bluegrass tradition to audiences across the northern United States and Canada, performing with the technical seriousness and ensemble commitment that the style demands while maintaining the regional character of a band formed far from the Appalachian heartland. The album documents the ensemble in a direct traditional format on their own Tin Ear label, presenting the program of traditional and original bluegrass material that sustained their long regional career.
Tracklist
- 1 Scalin' the walls 3:10
- 2 Cold sailor 2:37
- 3 Singer 2:53
- 4 Way Downtown alt version 2:43
- 5 Dixie Hoedown alt version 2:23
- 6 Think of What You’ve Done alt version 2:08
- 7 Like a train 2:39
- 8 Fisher’s Hornpipe alt version 2:48
- 9 Ain’t Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone alt version 2:34
- 10 Long winter 2:48
- 11 Mary at the home place 2:32
- 12 Foggy Mountain Breakdown alt version 2:20