Burlap to Cashmere is a contemporary Christian world music band formed in the 1990s by John Philippidis and Steven Delopoulos.

While returning home from the studio,[3] John Philippidis was nearly beaten to death in an altercation that took place subsequent to a minor motor vehicle accident.

In 2007, Burlap to Cashmere was billed on tour dates for Jars of Clay and NEEDTOBREATHE, with Delopoulos and Philippidis performing an acoustic set as a duo.

[4] In 2012, the band was recruited by director Brett Leonard to be the launch artist for his musical cinema concept "PopFictionLife".

[citation needed] The resulting full-length feature The Other Country - Starring Burlap to Cashmere was shot on the road during one of the band's tours, with subsequent filming done around Los Angeles.