Okee Dokee Brothers' Joe Mailander on being a Grammy-winning kids' musician
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Okee Dokee Brothers' Joe Mailander on being a Grammy-winning kids' musician
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Grammy-winning musician Joe Mailander of The Okee Dokee Brothers joins John O’Sullivan for an uncut, one-hour conversation about music, fatherhood, faith, and finding meaning in the simple things. From their early canoe trips that inspired a Grammy, to turning down another nomination in protest, this episode dives deep into the power of family folk—and why the songs we sing with our kids often hit hardest as adults.
New Album: Little Old You — out now
Album debut show: Ordway Theater January 10 & 11. Tickets available at https://ordway.org/events/the-okee-dokee-brothers/
Learn more at https://www.okeedokee.org
📍 Chapters:
00:00 Intro — Why The Okee Dokee Brothers matter
03:00 “Nature’s Music” (live performance)
06:00 The art of family folk
08:00 When kids’ music makes adults cry
14:00 Faith, simplicity, and the folk tradition
20:00 Saint John’s Abbey, brutalist architecture, and belief
31:00 Parenting, spirituality, and emotional honesty
38:00 Turning down a Grammy nomination
46:00 Fatherhood lessons and “Little Old You”
57:00 “Through the Woods” (live performance)