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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanAcoustic Legend Darol Anger: ‘Diary of a Fiddler 2’ Preview + Reflections on a Life in MusicDarol Anger is an acoustic music legend known as much for his innovative fiddle style beyond Bluegrass and Jazz traditions, and his teaching. Darol has helped drive the evolution of the contemporary string band through his involvement with numerous pathbreaking ensembles such as the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman Quintet, and his current touring group Mr Sun. This podcast episode is being released a few days before his new 2-album set Diary of a Fiddler #2: The Empty Nest, and you’ll be hearing many clips from this brilliant collaborative project that features dozens of phenomenal string players an...
2025-08-211h 25
Meg's Reading RoomEp 53: Sharing Stories and Songs with Joe Mailander / The Okee Dokee BrothersWelcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.On today's episode, I am joined by Grammy Award-winning musician, Joe Mailander (The Okee Dokee Brothers).Mentioned in this episode:The Okee Dokee BrothersHouse of Light, Mary OliverBrambletown, PBS KIDSThe Wind in the WillowsWinnie-the-PoohMartin ShawSophie StrandJohn O'DonohueKate DiCamillo~~Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroomConnect with The Okee Dokee Brothers on Instagram @okeedokeebros~~Music credit: Clavin Clavier
2025-05-2832 min
Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More!John Mailander - Acclaimed Multi-Instrumentalist - Fiddle, Mandolin And Other Stringed Instruments. Plays With Bruce Hornsby, Billy Strings, Steve Martin, John Scofield. New Album "Let The World In"!John Mailander is an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist who plays the fiddle, the mandolin and a number of other string instruments. He’s a member of Bruce Hornsby’s band and he’s played with artists like Billy Strings, Lee Ann Womack, John Scofield and Christian McBride. He played the fiddle for the premier of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s musical. And he’s got a new album now with his band Forecast called “Let The World In”.My featured song is “Sostice”, my recent single. Spotify link. ---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all...
2025-02-0630 min
Neon Jazz InterviewsAcclaimed Fiddler/Multi-Instrumentalist & Composer John MailanderWelcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Acclaimed Fiddler/Multi-Instrumentalist & Composer John Mailander .. We caught up with him from Nashville to talk about his new 2024 CD Let the World In, along with his life in music. His band, Forecast, is a Nashville-based collective of visionary musicians and the album showcases the wide sound-design palette of their musical explorations offering a string layered sound collage of compositions and improvisations from the whimsical to the dark with songs that show a crossover from the jazz side of things and more into the jam band world. We get...
2024-12-3019 min
A Fresh StoryQuick Wise Words from Joe MailanderAs 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 re...
2024-07-3002 min
The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast1KHO 317: Accepting What Adventure Throws at You | Justin Lansing and Joe Mailander, Okee Dokee BrothersIn this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, host Ginny Yurich sits down with the Okee Dokee Brothers, lifelong friends whose outdoor adventures inspire their folk and bluegrass music. They share stories from their 30-day canoe trip down the Mississippi River, encounters with mountain musicians, and the joys of cold camping in Minnesota. The duo discusses the importance of modeling a "Can Do It" attitude for kids, the power of community music making, and the upcoming PBS Kids special featuring their latest album "Brambletown." Tune in to explore how nature and music intertwine in their journey.**
2024-07-2451 min
There’s No Business Like...Ep. 71 The Okee Dokee Brothers: Being Connected to Families is an HonorEp. 71 The Okee Dokee Brothers: Being Connected to Families is an Honor
Before we kick-off this week’s interview the Pod Squad gives their opinion on camping, and the team congrats Josh on his appointment to the board of NAPAMA (https://www.napama.org/). The Okee Dokee Brothers join the podcast to be interviewed by their number one grownup fan, Katie Miller! They share how they started the group, their adventure albums, engaging with their fans to market their shows, turning down a GRAMMY nomination, and more.
Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing make up The...
2024-02-211h 00
Mailander PodcastTarget Blind Spots: How a Wall Street Captain Was ExposedIdentify the red flags that CEOs can look for in targeting the decision-making of opponents, as well as to overcome in their own decision-making patterns and tendencies through an exploration of how one of the most influential captains of a venerable institution went to stewarding one of the most profitable financial engines on Wall Street to overseeing its demise. Joe Cassano was CEO of AIG Financial Products for two consecutive periods in its history. During the first period, he turned FP, is it was known on Wall Street, into a financial engine that turned out...
2023-11-0304 min
Education SuspendedUnlearning to LearnWelcome back to Education Suspended! Today we kick off Season 4 with a wonderful interview with Joe Mailander of the Okee Dokee Brothers. The Okee Dokee Brothers’ music focuses on community and harmony; we explore the importance of those two elements in our schools. Joe highlights the need for exploration, curiosity, and slowness in education. He reminds us that sometimes in order to learn we have to empty out first, unlearn, in order to learn again.
2023-09-2545 min
A Fresh StoryJoe Mailander & the Big Questions for Little EarsA Fresh Story, season 3, episode 7
We were honored to talk to one half of the Grammy-award winning duo The Okee Dokee Brothers, Joe Mailander, about his fresh starts in life, including sobriety, their journey in music, and how they compose songs to address real life issues for little ears. We chatted about why music is so important for families, their goal to get families outside, and how we can have big conversations with our children starting from an early age.
As childhood friends growing up in Denver, Colorado, Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing were always...
2023-08-1156 min
Nature of Wellness ™️ PodcastEpisode Nineteen- Music, Nature, and Human Connection with Joe Mailander of The Okee Dokee BrothersWe'd love to hear from you about this episode.Music has always been an essential aspect of the human experience. Throughout our development as a species, music has had the power to influence society and culture in countless ways. Music has been shown to impact our health and well-being by positively influencing mood, reducing anxiety, lowering blood pressure, as well as improving sleep quality, mental alertness, focus, and memory. Music Therapy has been shown to improve physical rehabilitation, increase motivation, and provide an outlet for expressing and pro...
2023-06-301h 20
Open Air Humans16: Finding the Church of the Woods with Okee Dokee Brothers’ Joe MailanderEp 16 is a very special and very musical episode of Open Air Humans! The Okee Dokee Brothers are a Grammy Award-winning bluegrass and American roots children's music duo of Joe Mainlander and Justin Lansing. They’re known for their joyful brand of music that that inspire families to spend more time outside. In 2012, the duo won a Grammy for their adventure album Can You Canoe, which was created during a month-long paddle down the Mississippi River. They followed with two more adventure albums Through the Woods and Saddle Up - also created on wilderness adventures. In March of 2023, they re...
2023-05-0551 min
The Fretboard Journal Guitar PodcastJoe K. WalshThis week, mandolin virtuoso and educator Joe K. Walsh gives us a mini master class on the art of listening and improvising as we celebrate the release of his new album, 'If Not Now, Who?' The project features Walsh with Matt Flinner (banjo), guitarist Grant Gordy, Ella Jordan (fiddle), John Mailander (fiddle), John Suntken (drums), and Karl Doty (bass). Walsh walks us through the process of recording the record, talks about what he's learned after years of teaching at Berklee, and gives us a rundown of his current mandolin lineup. The album is now a...
2023-01-2940 min
Outdoorsy FamiliesEpisode 21 Joe Mailander from The Okee Dokee Brothers I am so excited to share today’s episode because it features one of my family’s favorite musicians - Joe Mailander from the Okee Dokee Brothers. My kids love listening to the Okee Dokee Brothers nature-inspired albums. They are one of our favorites to turn on for a morning dance party. My family had the opportunity to see the Okee Dokee Brothers in our small town in Minnesota. It was a free outdoor concert - and my kids loved it! After the show, Joe agreed to come on the podcast and share the inspiration for their outdoor influenced music...
2021-10-2634 min
Elevating Motherhood092. How The Okee Dokee Brothers are Changing Childhood, Family Music, & The World: An Interview with Grammy Winning Guitar Player Joe MailanderThe Grammy’s were supposed to be this weekend and have now been postponed until March 14th from what the online world tells me. Today’s guest is part of a Grammy award winning band that was nominated for another Grammy this year…but then turned it down. Joe Mailander is the guitar player for The Okee Dokee Brothers and he is here with us today to talk more about the band’s heart behind their choice to decline their nomination as well as #allthethings. I kind of mean that—this conversation is amazing.
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2021-01-301h 10
Good Stuff KidsEpisode #78 – Joe Mailander from The Okee Dokee BrothersI loved talking to Joe Mailander from the Okee Dokee Brothers. He was extremely down to earth and was very open to sharing the history of his band and what inspires him and his bandmate Justin Lansing. Here's a hint, they love being outside and exploring nature. You should definitely check out their documentaries on Netflix. It helps to further show the personalities behind the music.
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2017-06-2638 min
Benny Asking People QuestionsTrail blazing with the Okee Dokee BrothersThere are few children’s acts as dedicated to the art of musical enlightenment when it comes to our children than the Okee Dokee Brothers.
Their unique approach in bringing honest, educated genres to our children is unparalleled and has earned them several Grammy Noninations including one win for their album Can You Canoe.
On Parent Time today Benny talks with one half of the duo, Joe Mailander, about their methods, their commitment to the craft, a friendship born from a mutual love for [...]
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2017-05-1531 min
Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition PodcastThe Okee Dokee Brothers' Joe Mailander on kindie songwritingI think there's a good chance Joe Mailander will win a Grammy for Best Children’s Album. He and his fellow Okee Dokee Brother Justin Lansing took a trip down the Mississippi river to write some beautiful bluegrass songs for their album Can You Canoe?. We talk about Joe's philosophies on deceptively simple songwriting, work ethic as a DIY musician, and involving the audience. Joe also performs a new Okee Dokee Brothers song called "Echo," which will be a part of their upcoming Appalachian adventure album.
2013-01-3000 min