New York, NY (Top40 Charts) DVD, Illustrated Storybook And US Tour To Accompany Family-Friendly LP
"[The Okee Dokee Brothers] remind us of the American belief that we're bound for better weather." - NPR All Things Considered
GRAMMY Award-Winning Family Folk Band The Okee Dokee Brothers -- Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing -- will deliver their third-in-series adventure album, 'Saddle Up: A Western Adventure Album' on May 13. Known for "playful and thoughtful songs crafted with the warmth and storytelling resonance of traditional folk and mountain music" (Parents' Choice Awards), the outdoorsmen trade their paddles ('Can You Canoe?) for saddles and hiking boots ('Through the Woods') for cowboy boots on a 30 day horseback journey along the Continental Divide. Through adventure and anecdotal lyrics, the duo aims to inspire families to get outside and get creative.
Featuring a diverse collective of musicians -- John
Sebastian (Lovin' Spoonful), Jim Campilongo (The
Little Willies), Cindy Cashdollar (Asleep At The Wheel),
Carlos Medina and The Benally Family -- 'Saddle Up' melds "striking harmonies and spot-on picking" (Acoustic Guitar Magazine) with stories inspired by exploration through five national parks and camping along the Continental Divide. The melodic stories cover tales of western wildlife, Navajo stories, Southwest-style Spanglish, the issue of guns in western lore, friendship, and more.
To accompany the album, The Okee Dokee Brothers' journey was filmed and compiled for a 'Saddle Up' DVD documentary featuring educational material, music video and a hint of tomfoolery. To further connect with families, an illustrated version of all three of the duo's adventures -- 'Saddle Up,' 'Can You Canoe?' and 'Through The Woods' -- will be combined into one hardback cover edition available beginning Tues., May 10.
In the meantime, The Okee Dokee Brothers will tour across the US through the Spring, hosting a movie premiere in Minneapolis, MN on Sat., May 7 and an album release party in St. Paul, MN on Sat., May 21. For more on the duo, please visit okeedokee.org .
'Saddle Up' Tracklist:
1. Saddle Up
2. Don't Fence Me In
3. Cow Cow Yippee
4. The Great Divide
5. Jackalope (with Jim Campilongo)
6. One Horsepower
7. The Legend of Tall Talkin' Sam (with Rosie Newton)
8. Hard Road to Travel
9. Shootin' Star (with Cindy Cashdollar)
10. Sister Moon and
Brother Sun (with The Benally Family)
11. Good Old Times
12. Lead a Horse to Water (with John Sebastian)
13. Somos Amigos (con
Carlos Medina)
14. The Grass Is Always Greener
15. Last Lullaby
Tour Dates:
Thurs., Feb. 11 / Winterfest / John Marsall High School / Rochester, MN
Fri., Feb. 12 / High Noon Saloon / Madison, WI
Sat., Feb. 13 / Lake Forest College / Lake Forest, IL
Sun., Feb. 14 / Old Town School of Folk
Music / Chicago, IL
Sat., Feb. 20 / Kidtopia Fun Fest / Keystone, CO
Sun., Feb. 21 / UC-Santa
Barbara Campbell Hall /
Santa Barbara, CA
Fri., Apr. 8 / Young Auditorium UN-Whitewater / Whitewater, WI
Sun., Apr. 10 / Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
Thurs., Apr. 14 / Midwest Theater / Scottsbluff, NE
Sat., Apr. 16 / A&S Auditorium at University of Wyoming / Laramie, WY
Sun., Apr. 17 / Swallow Hill
Music / Denver, CO
Mon., Apr. 18 / Heginbotham Auditorium at Holyoke High School / Holyoke, CO
Thurs., Apr. 23 / Grand Tetons
National Park / Wyoming
Fri., May 6 / Reif Center / Grand Rapid, MN
Sat., May 7 / 'Saddle Up' Movie Premiere eat Riverview Movie Theater / Minneapolis, MN
Sun., May 15 / Baum Walker Hall at Walton Arts Center / Fayetteville, AR
Thurs., May 19 / WYO Theater at UNPLUG Fest / Sheridan, WY
Sat., May 21 / Fitzgerald Theater 'Saddle Up' Album Release Concert / St. Paul, MN
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