No band has done more to elevate bluegrass music over the past 50 years than Chicago-based Special Consensus. The two-time GRAMMY-nominees and multiple IBMA-Award winners are celebrating their golden anniversary with the release of Been All Around This World. The new album, out today, is a stellar set of contemporary bluegrass featuring special guest appearances from former lead singers over the band’s 50-year history: Robbie Fulks, Rick Faris, Josh Williams, Chris Jones, Ashby Frank and Dallas Wayne.
Working again with producer Alison Brown, Special Consensus builds on their legacy of blending classic sounds with contemporary influences and all but two of the album’s tracks are collaborations between the current and former band members.