Search - Special Consensus :: Our Little Town

Dynamic banjoist Greg Cahill has added Andrea Roberts, on bass and vocals, and guitarist Chris Walz to the Special Consensus lineup for their second Pinecastle album, a recording that reaches through a wide spectrum of acoustic styles yet remains true to its bluegrass roots. Cahill's inventive banjo rings out from the start on "Another Day with the Blues" and adds classic bluegrass drive on Walz's "Billy Boy." Instrumentals "Irish Medley" and Bill Monroe's "Strawberry Point" highlight individual prowess, while the fine vocal stylings of the band are evident on "Nothing but the Wheel" and "New Jerusalem." Norman Blake's "Slow Train Through Georgia" and the swing tune "Silver Dew on the Bluegrass Tonight" complete a wide-ranging package. --Brian Hollander