The Hillbilly Thomists

The Hillbilly Thomists are an American bluegrass band comprising friars from the Province of St. Joseph of the Dominican Order. Formed at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., in 2014, the band played music locally as a form of street evangelization before releasing their self-titled first studio album in 2017. The band has released five further albums: Living for the Other Side (2021), Holy Ghost Power (2022), Marigold (2024), Carols (2025), and Strange Land (2026) with their first, third, and fourth albums appearing near the top of the Billboard bluegrass chart.