MOTHER’S DAY SALE! Odds Bodkin’s Master Drive $269.95 now $99 Today Only!
Since every mother should have one for herself and her kids, we’ve slashed our price for this special day. Happy Mother’s Day to all!
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SUPER-FAN CHARLOTTE PEZZO PLANS A CROSS-COUNTRY ROAD TRIP WITH HER MASTER DRIVE
SUPER-FAN CHARLOTTE PEZZO PLANS A CROSS-COUNTRY ROAD TRIP WITH HER MASTER DRIVE
A True Story
At Odds Bodkin HQ we received an order for a Master Drive, but then, very quickly, a follow-up email from the customer wondering why she couldn’t download her purchase. We wrote back explaining what a Master Drive was (a heavily loaded flash drive of Odds Bodkin’s collected works) and offered her a refund, but she wrote back:
Thank you so much for your prompt reply. I want all of his works so I will wait for the flash drive. DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING!
I need it by May 15 at the VERY latest for a long road trip. I will pay more for expedited shipping to ensure it arrives on time if it is necessary. Please advise!!
Thank you and please relay the message about how excited we are to have his entertainment on our road trip. The Odyssey and Proto made our last road trip so much more enjoyable.
It will be so nice to have his whole collection. Thanks again and I look forward to hearing from you!!
Smiles,
Charlotte Pezzo
As you can imagine, when Odds saw this email he was delighted, and so he wrote to Charlotte personally to ask whether he could share her letter to let others know about the Master Drive. Charlotte wrote back.
Dear Mr. Bodkin,
I was so pleased to receive this email and find out that they did indeed share my excitement with you.
Yes- it is completely fine to quote me and to use my name. After sending the email, I wished I had written more. My daughter and I still listen to Little Proto 8 years later ( she’s 18 and I am 61!). We are both thrilled to have more works to surprise and inspire us cross-country.
I have tried listening to other books on tape and find my mind wandering after 5 minutes. On the other hand, I am mesmerized by every word and sound on your tapes. I think seeing you perform in person helped fuel our admiration.
Anyway, I now have a year old granddaughter that I can’t wait to share your stories with too.
Thanks again from a lifelong fan!! 🙂
Smiles,
Charlotte Pezzo
So if you’ve got a long road trip coming this summer—no matter what your age–grab yourself a Master Drive!
Over 2 gigs of road-worthy storytelling.
FUN FOR KIDS IN COLORADO: Magical Stories with Odds Bodkin in May
FUN FOR KIDS IN COLORADO: Magical Stories with Odds Bodkin in May
It’s Friday night, May 25th and you’re sitting in Sunrise Ranch’s auditorium with your kids. Onstage sits a Celtic harp, an African sanza and a 12-string guitar.
“What he going to do, momma?” asks your child.
“He’s going to tell stories about trees.”
“But trees don’t do anything, momma.”
“I have a feeling that in Mr. Bodkin’s stories, trees do all kinds of things. They even talk.”
“Who plays all those instruments?”
“Odds Bodkin.”
“While he’s telling stories?”
“Yep.”
COME CHILD AND SIT WITH ME BENEATH THE WISDOM TREE. A family storytelling concert. Don’t miss it.
Tickets: $15
A NEW STORYTELLING COLLECTION AT ODDS BODKIN’S SHOP
A NEW STORYTELLING COLLECTION AT ODDS BODKIN’S SHOP
“a consummate storyteller”–The New York Times
For parents with kids 8-11, here’s some solid imagination entertainment and non-screen learning for cognitive development of a deeper kind. The APPRENTICE DRIVE contains The Wise Little Girl: Tales of the Feminine; The Odyssey: An Epic Telling; Earthstone: The Eco-Musical; Giant’s Cauldron: Viking Myths of Adventure; The Hidden Grail: Sir Percival and the Fisher King; Stories of Love; and David and Goliath: The Harper and the King.
Nine hours of award-winning audio. A $119.50 value for $79.95.
Visit Odds’ Shop to hear audio samples of everything.
THE EPIC DRIVE now available at Odds Bodkin’s Shop!
18 full-length storytelling albums on a single flash drive, age-coded for young children through adults, Odds Bodkin’s EPIC DRIVE puts the master storyteller’s tales in the palm of your hand. Plus, the EPIC DRIVE includes Odds’ newest creation, Beowulf the Only One, recorded live on Harvard Square before an adult audience (1 hr 20 minutes).
Just plug it in and load these mp3s onto your device. Share them with friends. Enjoy masterful voice characterizations, original music and Odds Bodkin’s uncanny vocal effects. You’ll hear classic myths, fairy tales and folktales, plus original stories brought to life by an artist the New York Times calls “a consummate storyteller” and Wired Magazine calls “one of the great voices in American storytelling.”
Storyteller and Musician Odds Bodkin’s Holiday Download Sale!
“a consummate storyteller”––The New York Times
“a modern-day Orpheus”––Billboard
13 full-length storytelling mp3 albums ($173 value usually $99) now only $74.95! A Limited Holiday Offer! Save $98!
Take your family on a tour of Western Civilization’s finest myths and legends (and a few from Southwest Asia and the Far East) told with live acoustic music and character voices.
A digital gift that entertains listeners from ages four to forever.
Listen to samples at Odds Bodkin’s Shop. Purchase your favorites now, create an account and download any time!
AGES 3-6
The Evergreens: Gentle Tales of Nature
The Teacup Fairy: Very Old Tales for Very Young Children
The Little Proto Dinosaur Trilogy (3 hrs)
Rip Roarin’ Paul Bunyan Tales
With a Twinkle in Your Eye: Funny Folktales from Everywhere
Ages 7-9
The Winter Cherries: Holiday Tales of Giving
The Wise Little Girl: Tales for Strong, Smart Girls
The Blossom Tree: Tales from the Far East
Ages 10-Adult
The Hidden Grail: Sir Percival and the Fisher King
The Odyssey: An Epic Telling
David and Goliath: The Harper and the King
The Myth of Hercules
Giant’s Cauldron: Viking Myths of Adventure
Stories of Love
THE WINTER CHERRIES: Tales for the Holidays at Tillotson Center, Colebrook NH at 2 pm on Nov. 26th
Odds Bodkin will perform THE WINTER CHERRIES: Tales for the Holidays on Sunday, November 26th at 2 p.m. at the Tillotson Center in Colebrook, New Hampshire. Free to the public, the storytelling concert features Bodkin’s most beloved tales for the Holiday Season.
Fun for the entire family. Music on Celtic harp and 12-string guitars.
Or you can buy the album here!
Happy Holidays!
HAPPY IMAGINATION DAY! ODDS BODKIN AUDIOS ON SALE!
The RENOWNED $99 ODDS BODKIN download (Ages Four to Forever) ON SALE NOW for $74.99 (save $100!)
The Odyssey
Viking Myths
The Wise Little Girl
David and Goliath
Funny Folktales from Everywhere
Gentle Tales of Nature
The Myth of Hercules
The Teacup Fairy
Paul Bunyan Tales…
and many more. 16 HOURS OF VIVID STORYTELLING for kids, teens and adults. Buy now, download any time over the Holidays!
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? SPOOKY TALES FOR HALLOWEEN in WARNER, NH this Saturday
What happens when a waltzing girl begins to disappear before all the dancers’ eyes? Flickering in and out of existence? Does it have to do with the tall stranger who’s shown up at the dance, the one who declines to remove his gloves? The one whose horse stands outside with its hot hooves sinking through the steaming snow?
What happens when a banshee appears in a train’s smoke and chases another train? One filled with mothers, babies, cowboys and gold miners? On a day when the trestle up ahead across the Colorado River might be washed out?
And how much help does a naughty little boy who’s been cursed by a witch never to grow need to find a mysterious singing apple? Especially when it’s guarded by another witch who commands an army of horsemen?
Find out all this and more this coming Saturday afternoon at Warner Town Hall in Warner, NH at storyteller Odds Bodkin’s Halloween show, FUN SPOOKY TALES FOR YOUNG FAMILIES. Music on guitars and Celtic harp, fun character voices and wild sound effects bring these stories to life.
Sponsored by Schoodacs of Warner.
Showtime: Oct. 29th at 3 p.m. at Warner Town Hall, Warner NH
SPOOKY TALES SHOWS at NH Libraries This Week! Free to the Public.
What other storytelling show is spooky but let’s you howl like a steam train’s whistle? Or thunder your hands in rhythm as supernatural horses chase a little boy? For Halloween, it’s FUN SPOOKY TALES FOR YOUNG FAMILIES coming up this Thursday and Friday in New Hampshire.
Thursday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. you can hear them at Bethlehem Public Library in Bethlehem, NH.
Friday October 27 at 3 p.m. you can hear them at Dunbarton Public Library in Dunbarton, NH.
Music on 6 and 12-string guitars and Celtic harp. A ghostly train tale from Colorado, a scary story from French Canada, and a wild adventure fairytale with witches from Italy make this kid-tested show tons of fun. Appropriate for young children.
Both shows are free to the public!
FUN SPOOKY TALES at WARNER TOWN HALL in NH October 28th
If “Imagination is more important than knowledge” as Einstein said, then pulling children from screens and urging them to use this natural human gift is a key parenting tool these days. Spoken word storytelling, especially with live music, hyper-stimulates kids’ minds, urging them to imagine. This builds neural networks that mature into creativity as they grow up.
With all that said, these are fun stories, too. Spooky, but child-manageable. The Banshee Train, The Girl Who Danced with the Devil and The Little Shepherd are the stories in this one-hour show. Music on 6-string guitar, 12-string and Celtic harp add to the enchantment.
This coming Saturday, October 28th at 3 p.m. I’ll be performing Fun Spooky Tales for Young Families. The show is sponsored by Schoodacs of Warner. Grab a great coffee or tea there and then step next door to the Town Hall!
Tickets are $10. Hope to see you there!
HOWL LIKE A BANSHEE, WHISTLE LIKE A TRAIN this Saturday in MA!
Mercer is the engineer. O’Reilly is the fireman who shovels coal next to him in the engine’s cab. Only these two men behold the banshee, the fairy woman who warns of death, wailing in the air above Irish homes.
Only this isn’t old Ireland, this is Colorado, and a phantom steam train is chasing them through the high Rockies. The banshee is there, however, only this time she’s in the black plume of smoke above their pursuer. Between her behind him and a washed out bridge up ahead, Mercer must make a decision. What does he do? Come hear The Banshee Train, based on my children’s book, accompanied by fine flat-picked bluegrass guitar, and find out.
Not only that, we’ll learn to whistle like a train and howl like a banshee as part of this music-filled story. Kid tested. Lots of fun.
Two more fun, spooky tales with happy endings fill out my upcoming show at The Burren in Somerville MA this coming Saturday, October 21st at 4 p.m.
Other music on Celtic harp and 12-string guitar.