Rick Faris

Back in the day, when 78 and then 45 rpm vinyl disks were the way new music was made available to fans and radio alike, each would typically include two new songs. Record labels would mark them as the A

Dark Shadow Recording has another new single today, the first from their upcoming second album with Rick Faris. This is Rick's initial output since his recent departure from Special Consensus, where he had held forth since 2009, first on mandolin

While it's always a tense time for musicians who make major career changes, switching touring acts or launching a new venture, it comes as something of a comfort after such a strange year to report on a story that feels

It's been a big few months for Rick Faris, guitarist and vocalist with Special Consensus. He saw his own solo project release on Dark Shadow Recording, and a new album from Special C on Compass, with some chart actions for

Dark Shadow Recording has released a music video for the title track of Rick Faris' new CD, Breaking In Lonesome. It's the rarest sort of track in bluegrass, the cheerful breakup song. This one, a previous #1 hit on our Bluegrass

I had a hard time coming to grips with the fact that Breaking In Lonesome is Rick Faris’s first recording as a solo artist. Part of it is his decade-long presence in Special Consensus, where his agreeable vocals and stellar

Dark Shadow Recording has released a second single today from their upcoming project with Rick Faris, Breaking In Lonesome. Rick is the guitarist with Special Consensus, the band he has toured with this past decade. He started on mandolin with Special

Dark Shadow Recording ends the month with a new single from their latest signee, Rick Faris. Currently guitarist with Special Consensus, Rick is also getting a start on a solo career with a record this year with his new label. Faris

Dark Shadow Recording has announced that they have signed Rick Faris, guitarist and vocalist for Special Consensus, to a contract with the label. Rick will continue to work with Special C while recording a new solo project when the band

Special Consensus rolled out of their big 40th Anniversary Reunion concert in Chicago over the weekend with some big news for Special C fans. Current guitarist and vocalist, Dustin Benson, will be departing the group after their November 7 show at