THE BLOSSOM TREE

Odds Bodkin’s name alone will delight listeners, and his energy-filled stories can electrify a car or room full of children. The Blossom Tree offers tales of Japanese, Chinese and Tibetan origins--two complete stories on each side. The Asian stories are so low-key that the array of voices, accents and characterizations occasionally overshadows the actual fable, but this doesn’t stop the fun. Odds generates all the music and sounds, creating a fully-involved performance. The “master talesman’s” headlong energy draws in his listeners. R.F.W. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: JAN 95]