The Okee Dokee Brothers

GRAMMY-Winning Folk & Roots Music for Families

Justin Lansing and Joe Mailander may be GRAMMY Award-winning folk musicians, but when you meet them, it’s clear they’re just doing what they’ve been doing since they were three years old. As childhood friends growing up outside of Denver, Colorado, Justin and Joe were always exploring the outdoors. They channeled their adventurous nature into their wildly popular albums - Can You Canoe?, Through The Woods, Saddle Up, Winterland, and Songs For Singin’ - and ended up in the hearts of American families everywhere. They’ve inspired countless, plaid-shirted fans to get outside, get creative, and sing in harmony along the way.

For their most recent album, Brambletown, The Okee Dokee Brothers have wandered deep into the forest of imagination. Joe and Justin spent time writing songs about a community of critters 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 Okee Dokee Brothers are an absolute national treasure. These songs are just what the world needs right now.”

“The lyrics are playful, engaging and subtly filled with life lessons. These are songs that encourage kids to find happiness with fewer material possessions and embrace adventure even in trying situations. Without getting preachy or heavy-handed, Mailander and Lansing come off like happy, kind and fun big brothers eager to show their younger siblings how to have an ethically sound and green-conscious good time.”

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.”

2013 Winner, Best Children’s Album of the Year, Can You Canoe?2015 Nominee, Best Children’s Album of the Year, Through The Woods2017 Nominee, Best Children’s Album of the Year, Saddle Up2019 Nominee, Best Children’s Album of the Year, Winterland — **2013 Winner, Best Children’s Album of the Year, Can You Canoe?**
**2015 Nominee, Best Children’s Album of the Year, Through The Woods**
**2017 Nominee, Best Children’s Album of the Year, Saddle Up**
**2019 Nominee, Best Children’s Album of the Year, Winterland**

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