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Hillbilly Thomists

Music Video: The Hillbilly Thomists | New City

New City from The Hillbilly Thomists’ album Holy Ghost Power.

Music Video: The Hillbilly Thomists | Old Highway

Old Highway from The Hillbilly Thomists’ album Holy Ghost Power.

Hillbilly Thomists Bluegrass Band Performs for Knights on Opry Stage

As a boy growing up in the Nashville area, Chris Gautsch never expected to perform on the most well-known stage in the city— the Grand Ole Opry—especially after becoming a Dominican priest. But the unexpected came to fruition for him.

Video: The Hillbilly Thomists — Our Help is in the Name of the Lord

“Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord” from The Hillbilly Thomists’ new album, Living for the Other Side.

The Hillbilly Thomists are Back

The Hillbilly Thomists [an all-Dominican Friar bluegrass band] released their second album, the exhilarating Living For The Other Side, which, if the first album didn’t convince you, proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that these preachers are not a novelty act, but true artists and evangelists via the medium of American folk music.