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96—Hillbilly Thomists—Joseph Hagan, O.P.

By Catholic Culture Podcast ( bio - articles - email ) | Feb 01, 2021 | In The Catholic Culture Podcast

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The Hillbilly Thomists, a bluegrass group entirely composed of Dominican friars, have just released their second album, Living for the Other Side. Percussionist Fr. Joseph Hagan, who happens to be a priest at Thomas’s parish, joins the show to talk about the new album, the connections between bluegrass and the Apocalypse, and music as an expression of the Dominican mission of preaching.

All songs used with permission.

Links

https://www.hillbillythomists.com/

Music video, “Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKDG9DF7mhA

Theme music: “Franciscan Eyes”, written and performed by Thomas Mirus. Download the Catholic Culture Podcast soundtrack.

Thomas V. Mirus is Director of Podcasts for CatholicCulture.org, hosts The Catholic Culture Podcast, and co-hosts Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast. See full bio.

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  • Posted by: dianekortan5972 - Feb. 03, 2021 11:00 AM ET USA

    Thank you for alerting us about this! I love bluegrass and especially bluegrass gospel, but somehow had never heard of the Hillbilly Thomists. God bless you!

  • Posted by: cmariefrench6102 - Feb. 02, 2021 8:43 PM ET USA

    Beautiful. I need say no more.