The Hillbilly Thomists at the Bijou Theater

The Hillbilly Thomists at the Bijou Theater

Come join us for a night of foot-stomping music and soul-stirring lyrics with The Hillbilly Thomists at the iconic Bijou Theatre! Get ready for a unique blend of bluegrass, folk, and gospel that will have you tapping your toes and singing along. This in-person event promises to be a memorable experience for all music lovers. Don't miss out on this one-of-a-kind performance!

The Hillbilly Thomists are a band of friars of the Order of Preachers. After playing music together for several years, they released their eponymous debut album in 2017, which reached #3 on the Billboard bluegrass chart and mostly consisted in bluegrass standards and Americana favorites. Since then, the friars in the band have been doing what Dominican friars do: contemplating, studying, and preaching.

They’ve also been writing songs. In 2021, they released their second studio album, Living for the Other Side, released on the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas (the original Thomist). A year later, they published a third record, Holy Ghost Power (released July 7, 2022), which peaked at #5 on the Billboard bluegrass chart. In the wake of the release of Holy Ghost Power, the friars embarked on The Old Highway Tour from NYC to Cleveland, OH, including a stop in Nashville to perform at The Grand Ole Opry.

In August, 2023, The Hillbilly Thomists returned to the Alberthaus to record a fourth album. They will be touring the country over the summer of 2024 in support of the album Justify You. The Thomists invite you to spend an evening with them in Knoxville’s beautiful Bijou Theatre. Where else could you hear such a glorious hybrid of deep contemplation and down-home music? These men appreciate that “when it’s a question of love and survival/Bourbon, bluegrass, and the Bible.”

Funds raised from the concert benefit Knoxville’s new classical Catholic startup school, the Chesterton Academy.

Host or Publisher Chesterton Academy