Welcome to the World of Odds Bodkin Storytelling
Odds Bodkin is a master storyteller, musician, and mythologist known for his captivating performances that blend spoken word, character voices, and live music. With a repertoire spanning world myths, legends, and classic epics like The Odyssey and Beowulf, he engages audiences of all ages in schools, universities, theaters, and museums. His immersive storytelling has been featured at venues such as Lincoln Center, the National Storytelling Festival, and major universities, making him a sought-after performer and educator. Through his unique style, Bodkin brings timeless tales to life, inspiring imagination and a deep appreciation for the storytelling tradition.
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Odds Bodkin captivates audiences of all ages with his storytelling performances, ranging from school assemblies and museum events to theatrical and university presentations. He offers engaging, age-appropriate assemblies for students, including immersive residencies.
Award-Winning Audios for Ages 4 to Forever
MASTER DRIVE Complete Works
EPIC DRIVE Core Audios
BEGINNER DRIVE Stories for Kids
48 Stories | 28+ Hours
38 Stories | 19+ Hours
24 Stories | 7+ Hours
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Full-Length Albums for Kids
Full-Length Albums for Teens and Adults
Sample Instrument Sounds
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6 & 12 String Guitars
African Thumb Piano
Celtic Harp
Alto Recorder
SynthesizerMastering the art of storytelling has been a lifelong pursuit for Odds and he has become a storyteller like no other. Not only does he tell captivating stories, but he sets them to music from multiple instruments (see the live instruments right here on this page!) but he also incorporates a wide variety of sound effects. His performances dazzle children, teens & adults alike. We hope to see you at a performance soon!
Some say the spirit lives alone
Within its cage of flesh and bone
And that one never truly hears
Another’s song, though sung for years.
Perhaps those sad empiricists
Should hearken to the lyricists….
So begins Odds Bodkin’s original 13,000-line epic poem about young lovers who, in a high-fantasy world, challenge an entrenched and powerful evil.
Hear Odds Bodkin read his grand and complex literary work, creating characters as he goes. And if you like, read along to see the rhymes. Thousands of rhymes. Free on Substack.
A highly intelligent but murderous pirate steals a dark sloop to complete his mysterious life’s mission. That The Waistgold’s wheel is encrusted with gems and her decks are fine parquetry, well, that’s stunning enough. But when the hard-swearing Phineas Krull learns that The Waistgold cannot sink—even when upside down in the sea—he marvels at this ship’s magical construction. It’s a wonder. But who built this strange craft? It’s only after he discovers a blood-soaked journal and learns about the young queen who built The Waistgold—and that she’s probably coming after him–that his wonder turns to worry.
Written in pirate patois, Voyage of the Waistgold is Odds Bodkin’s original story written in pulsing doggerel rhyme. Quite profane, it’s told from the pirate’s first-person view. Somewhere between Jonathan Swift’s cutting social commentary and William Burroughs’ drug-addled visions, this at times humorous, at times shocking high fantasy tale is for mature adults only.
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Content contains adult themes and expressions. For mature audiences only.
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