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As childhood friends growing up in Denver, Colorado, Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing were always exploring the outdoors. Whether it was rafting down their neighborhood creek or discovering hiking trails through the Rocky Mountains, Joe and Justin were born adventurers. Now, as the GRAMMY Award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers, they have put this passion for the outdoors at the heart of their Americana Folk music.
Joe and Justin record and perform family music with a goal to inspire children and their parents to step outside and get creative. They believe this can motivate kids to gain a greater respect for the natural world, their communities, and themselves.
The five-time Parents’ Choice Award winners have garnered praise from the likes of NPR’s All Things Considered and USA Today, and have been called “two of family music’s best songwriters.”
For their next adventure, The Okee Dokee Brothers have wandered deep into the forest of imagination. Their new album Brambletown is an evolution of sorts, a semi-narrative woodland critter mosaic. Joe and Justin spent time getting to know a community of animals who are grappling with disconnection and restoring interconnection through the healing power of nature. Their gorgeous melodies and unfussy lyrics ease listeners through these woods on a path that is both ancient and reborn.
The Education for the Arts concert will feature the duo and a mix of favorite songs from across The Okee Dokee Brothers’ albums, including their 2023 release Brambletown.
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This project is funded in part by Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Michigan Arts and Culture Council.
The Okee Dokee Brothers are an absolute national treasure. These songs are just what the world needs right now. – Minnesota Parent Magazine