Sounds like Bluegrass. Looks like Church.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of Bluegrass music with the Hillbilly Thomists.
A Historic Theatre in the heart of Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood.
We get it.
A band of Dominican priests on a stage isn’t what you expect when you hear “Bluegrass concert.”
But . . . You haven’t heard these priests. Before joining the Dominicans, many of these talented friars were music producers in Nashville, successful songwriters, performing all over the country in bands. They left it behind to pursue another call, but in the past few years have picked up their instruments again and created a whole new sound.
The Hillbilly Thomists came together as a creative outlet during their time in school.
And just last week they launched their 3rd album, which is now sitting at #5 on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart!
Collectively the band plays these instruments:
- fiddle
- guitar
- banjo
- resonator guitar
- mountain dulcimer
- mandolin
- piano
- bass
- dobro
- drums
- vocals
Holy Ghost Power, their newly-released album: here's what they have to say about it.
With this new record of original songs, The Hillbilly Thomists keep one foot rooted in the Blueridge foothills of Bluegrass and Americana while stepping across the Mississippi into the land of New Orleans delta blues and old Western country.
Flowing from the Dominican friars’ life of contemplation, study, and preaching, the thirteen tracks of Holy Ghost Power sing of redeeming love and old-time religion, Diet Coke and Original Sin, pilgrimage and the sweet prospect of the life that awaits beyond the River Jordan’s stormy banks.
They’re songs for people who are made of a little bit of angel and a little bit of dust.
Are you ready to join us for an evening of Bluegrass music?
As summer’s end draws near, we invite you to text your friends, gather your children and family, and join us for a lively, soulful, and inspiring evening of Bluegrass music with the Hillbilly Thomists!
- Doors Open: 6:00pm
- Show Begins: 7:00pm
- Running Time: ~120 minutes
- Ages: All ages
- Performance Space: Historic Main Stage Theater
- Address: 2936 N Southport Ave. Chicago, IL 60657
- Parking: behind the building on Oakdale, and South of the building on Southport
The Hillbilly Thomists - July 29th at the Athenaeum Center in Lakeview.
A place where Beauty matters.
2936 N Southport Ave. Chicago, IL 60657
