Multiple IBMA Award-winners, Bluegrass band Special Consensus have announced their upcoming 50th anniversary release album with the lead single and title track “Been All Around This World”, out now.
The two-time Grammy nominees are celebrating their golden anniversary with the upcoming release of Been All Around this World, a collection of contemporary Bluegrass featuring a cast of prior band members, due out June 6th, 2025.
The title track, “Been All Around This World”, features three of the band’s notable alums: Robbie Fulks, Josh Williams and Ashby Frank, alongside current members Greg Blake (guitar, vocals), Brian McCarty (mandolin, vocals) and Dan Eubanks (bass, vocals) and band founder Greg Cahill (banjo).
Producer Alison Brown arranged the song for a multiple voices through three-key modulations and it introduces a collaborative theme, since the album also features performances from past Special Consensus members Dallas Wayne, Rick Farris and Chris Jones.
Greg Cahill says:
It was such a joy to be back in the studio with the band and a cast of former band members to make this recording. Dan, Greg, Brian and I so appreciated Robbie Fulks, Josh Williams and Ashby Frank for joining us on “Been All Around This World”! They were each in the band at different times over the past decades, so bringing them together at the same time with us was indeed very “special.” The song also felt very appropriate for us since 2025 is the 50th anniversary of Special C as a professional touring and recording band.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
Apr 3 Thu – Westchester Bluegrass Club @ 7:30 PM Lake Purdy, NY
Apr 4 Fri – Caffè Lena @ 8:00 PMSaratoga Springs, NY
Apr 5 Sat – Barns of Rose Hill @ 7:00 PMBerryville, VA
Apr 11 Fri – Bluegrass in the Blue Ridge @ 1:30 PM Kingsport, TN
Apr 25 Fri – The Venue @ 8:00 PM Aurora, IL
Apr 26 Sat – The Parkway Theater @ 7:30 PM Minneapolis, MN
May 2 Fri – Little Roy and Lizzie Music Festival @ 1:30 P Lincolnton, GA
May 3 Sat – The Station Inn @ 9:00 PMNashville, TN
May 8 Thu – Blue Strawberry @ 7:30 PMSt. Louis, MO
May 9 Fri – Chet Kingery Memorial Bluegrass Festival @ 8:00 PM Shelbyville, IL
May 10 Sat – Davis Theatre @ 7:30 PM Concord, NC
Jun 5 Thu – Midwest Banjo Camp 2025 @ 7:00 PM North Manchester, IN
Jun 13 Fri – Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival @ 4:00 PM Morgantown, IN
Jun 14 Sat – The Station Inn @ 9:00 PM Nashville, TN
Jun 27 Fri – Fitzgerald’s @ 8:00 PM Berwyn, IL
Jun 28 Sat – Door Community Auditorium @ 8:00 PM Fish Creek, WI
Jun 29 Sun – Woodstock Square Historic District @ 5:00 PM Woodstock, IL
