about us

August Oak Tree is an alternative acoustic rock band consisting of two acoustic guitars (as well as semi-acoustic), three vocals, bass guitar and percussion. Their inspirations include a variety of artists such as Matthew Mole, Mumford and Sons, Kings of Leon, Cat Stevens, etc. They released their first debut album "Rough Burn" in 2015 which aims to express the opinions broiling in their often misunderstood generation on the daily trials which they face, and the importance of determination in the constant battle against a diminishing morale. “Mary-Jane” has reached 10 000 listens on soundcloud and various tracks on the album are played on radio stations such as Puk FM. They also enjoy doing covers by international and local bands such as Sixto Rodriguez, Kaleo, Sons of Settlers, Rubber Duc, Jeremy Loops etc. The band is comprised out of

 Arnold Groenewald (Lead vocals, guitar, percussion)
 Stefan Vivier (Vocals, guitar, percussion, harmonica)
 Reinhardt Geyser (Vocals, bass guitar, percussion)