Central Standard Time is Matt Hibbard and Charlie Rod, a duo of singer-songwriters from eastern Iowa. Together they paint a vivid musical picture, swirling with catchy melodies, fluid harmonies, and intertwining guitar arrangements.

Central Standard Time writes everyman songs, songs anyone can relate to, culled from personal experience. Though they sing of love lost or unreturned, hard times and some tragedy, their music rings with more hope than despair. They sing what they know, from the heart.

They draw on influences from John Denver, Storyhill, Simon & Garfunkel, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bob Dylan, John Prine and other folk music greats. While the songs are new, they are steeped in the American folk tradition. CST often plays a song or two by those and other similar musicians.

Matt and Charlie met as counselors at Bible camp in the summer of 1993. From their friendship grew a musical collaboration that continued during later summers at camp, throughout their college years and beyond. They have been sharing their particular brand of music with appreciative, enthusiastic audiences across the Midwest since 1995.