The Oot n' Oots are a Canadian kids' folk-rock band from Kelowna, British Columbia.[1] They are most noted for their album Ponderosa Bunchgrass and the Golden Rule, which was a Juno Award nominee for Children's Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022.[2]
The band consists of brothers Gabe, Matthew, Ari, and Ezra Cipes, along with Ezra's daughter Ruth on lead vocals.[3]
They released their debut album, Songs and Tales from the Great Blue Whale, in 2016, and received a nomination for Children's Artist of the Year at the 2017 Western Canadian Music Awards.[3] They followed up in 2018 with Electric Jellyfish Boogaloo,[4] which was a Canadian Folk Music Award nominee for Children's Album of the Year at the 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards,[5] and with Ponderosa Bunchgrass and the Golden Rule in 2021.[6]