The\u00a0Okee\u00a0Dokee\u00a0Brothers\u00a0<\/strong>release new songs and videos from their month-long Mississippi River adventure,<\/strong><\/p>\n

inspiring kids to get outside and c<\/strong>reate their own fun.\u00a0<\/strong>Guest artists include<\/strong>\u00a0Garth Hudson and Elizabeth Mitchell.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Minneapolis, May 2012)\u00a0<\/em>\u2013\u00a0<\/em>As childhood friends, Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing spent summers at their neighborhood creek building makeshift rafts, fishing for crawdads and dreaming of great river adventures.<\/p>\n

Now, as\u00a0The\u00a0Okee\u00a0Dokee\u00a0Brothers<\/strong><\/a>, they have realized these boyhood dreams via a great adventure on the Mississippi River, culminating with\u00a0Can You Canoe?<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>This new CD-DVD set will be available on May 15th (Red Eye Distribution, $16\/$8.99 digital). This is the first release in a planned Adventure Album series for families.<\/p>\n

It all began last June when Joe and Justin embarked on a canoe trip in Minneapolis and continued down the river for the next 30 days until they arrived at the St. Louis Gateway Arch. During their month-long journey on the Mississippi, they camped, canoed, filmed and most importantly, composed the songs that make up their new album for kids and families.<\/p>\n