Beowulf: An Epic Telling (Sampler) by Odds Bodkin

(www.oddsbodkin.net) Master Storyteller Odds Bodkin excerpts his 1-hour live performance of Beowulf based on the genuine tale but in modern English with original score on 12-string guitar. Character voices for Beowulf, Grendel, Grendel's Mother, King Hrothgar, Unferth and Wiglaf are featured. To download Odds Bodkin's complete epics in audio (The Odyssey, The Harper and the King: The Story of Young David and The Hidden Grail: Sir Percival and the Fisher King) visit www.oddsbodkin.net..

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[herveus]

Fantastic! I love the Benjamin Bagby version, but this one would be much more accessible to middle school students. Are you using an open D or G tuning?

[MythicTeller]

herveus,

The tuning is a modified E flat. Thank you for your

comment. Yes, this is geared toward middle schoolers.

Odds Bodkin

[Davethenave]

Wonderful as always, I'v been a fan all my life since having your tape castes as a child. Will you be releasing a full version of this any time?

[puznee]

Is this ever going to be available in your web store? We want to purchase it for our sons!

[pkrkid42]

Wow. I used to listen to your readings of The Odyssey and The Hidden Grail on cassette tape as a kid. For some reason your name popped into my head and voila! Always loved your work mate. Keep it up!

[talesband]

a true bard!

[CorpusChristi83]

where can we hear the full version? this is beautiful, thank you minstrel.

[zman170]

This is amazing :D I read Beowulf in 8th grade and having it read while playing guitar with it just seems 50 times better :D