Celebrating 50 Years of Bluegrass Excellence and bringing music to school students across the world!
2012 and 2018 GRAMMY Nominee, Special Consensus, makes first time appearance.
CALIFORNIA, MD, March 23, 2026— The next concert in the Southern Maryland Bluegrass Series will take place on Sunday April 19 featuring Special Consensus. It's the sixth concert of the season taking place at the Calvert Elks in Prince Frederick, MD which is located at 1015 Dares Beach Road. Doors open at Noon and the show starts at 2:00 PM, tickets are $23.00.
Special Consensus is a band that may not be familiar to the Southern Maryland Bluegrass audience, but they have been on the Bluegrass scene, marking their 50th anniversary. Their sound is grounded in a deep appreciation of Bluegrass music. They have the drive and harmonies of traditional Bluegrass, but with a contemporary sound deeply rooted in tradition. Led by founder Greg Cahill, a recipient of the prestigious International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Distinguished Achievement Award and an inductee into the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) Hall of Greats, Special Consensus, has been a cornerstone of the Bluegrass community for five decades. The group has released twenty-two acclaimed recordings, earned eight IBMA awards, and received two Grammy nominations.
This band has provided a foundation for some of today's greatest Bluegrass artists who got their start with Special Consensus. With the 2023 and 2025 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year Greg Blake on guitar, who has a voice with a deep connection to Appalachian mountain sound. He has a rich powerful voice that has earned him widespread recognition in the Bluegrass world. Greg Cahill's unique banjo playing style along with Brian McCarty on mandolin and Nico Humby on bass, these musicians follow their creative desires without straying too far from their roots.
International tours have brought the band to Australia, Canada, Europe, South America, 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 have appeared in concert with symphony orchestras around the world.
In 1984, Special Consensus initiated the Traditional American Music (TAM) Program to introduce Bluegrass music to students in schools across the country and in several foreign lands.
The band proudly records for Compass Records where their Gordon Lightfoot version of "Alberta Bound" received the 2023 IBMA Collaborative Recording of the Year award, and the first-ever 2024 IBMA Video of the Year award.
Their latest album titled, "Been All Around This World," released in 2025 in celebration of the band's Golden Anniversary included "special" appearances by past band mates Rick Faris, Ashby Frank, Robbie Fulks, Chris Jones, Dallas Wayne, and Josh Williams along with current members. This recording is truly a celebration of the music of Special Consensus over the past 50 years!
Now in its fourth year at the Calvert Elks, Southern Maryland Bluegrass series will continue to host leading artists. There is one more show in the series which will be on Sunday May 3 featuring The Kody Norris Show. This show was originally scheduled for February 1.
Tickets for each concert are $23.00 per person. They will be sold at the door. For more information, visit www.somdbluegrass.com or call 301-737-3004. Food will be available for sale from Noon til 2 pm and the show starts at 2 pm. The doors open at approximately 12:00. Media sponsorship is provided by Bluegrass Country Radio.
--You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DCAB-L" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dcab-l+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dcab-l/198e3638-1048-4e4e-be43-3b5970dc04cfn%40googlegroups.com.
