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| HVBA Welcomes Special Consensus |
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| Written by Jerry Oland |
| Tuesday, 10 November 2009 17:26 |
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TONIGHT TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR  Where: Poughkeepsie Day School (Middle School), 260 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie, NY (View Map)
When: Friday, November 20 at 7PM Tickets: $10/Members and $15/Non-Members From a review written for the Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange by Mark S. Tucker …Special Consensus is a superb bluegrass outfit in a classic vein but with more than enough modern sensibilities to attract every ear in this now pleasantly fractionating genre. The vocals are spotless, the playing as shiny as a newly minted penny, and music like this is the reason people come to love bluegrass… Special Consensus approaches this hallowed American musical form with boundless energy and an aesthetic reverence that tickles the ribs, tugs at the heart, and puts a restless two-step in boots and bare feet. By Jerry Oland: Greg Cahill has been heading up Special Consensus since 1975. We first met at upstate New York's Corinth Bluegrass Festival in 1997, where I was performing with Buddy Merriam and Back Roads and Greg and Special C were also appearing. That was also the first time I met Josh Williams, who was playing mandolin with Special C at the time. Greg Cahill is a great banjo player AND a great band leader. He heads up one of the hardest working professional bluegrass bands in the business. While Greg is based in Chicago, his band is always on the move throughout the South and Mid-West, as well as tours of Europe. In addition to his busy performing schedule, Greg is also President of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), and is an active supporter of the IBMA's Bluegrass In The Schools program. It is especially fitting, therefore, that Special Consensus will be presenting an educational program at the Poughkeepsie Day School during the day prior to their concert November 20th. I am excited that our HVBA will be presenting in concert the Special Consensus bluegrass band Friday evening, November 20th at 7PM, at the Poughkeepsie Day School. Mark your calendars and join us for an outstanding show. Please add your comments on Special Consensus below. |
