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The Bodarks - Americana Band Variety Band from Dallas, TX

Will travel up to 100 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 2 Reviews
  • 6 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 2017
  • Virtual Services Offered
  • Accepts Online Payment
  • Starting at $600 per event

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“It's a porch-stompin', fiddle-sawin', bass-spankin' hootenanny!” — Lifestyle Frisco Since sprouting up in the North Texas scene in 2012, The Bodarks have been described as a “hootenanny” band — high-energy with the rootsy sound of “ragtime, jug band, and Western swing, but mixed with punk” (Lifestyle Frisco). Though recently nominated as “Best Country Act in Dallas” (Ghosty Awards), they have more often been likened to genre-breaking, folk-oriented artists such as “Pokey LaFarge, Old Crow Medicine Show, and The Avett Brothers” (KHYI 95.3FM The Range). True to the original hootenannies of the Woody-Guthrie and Pete-Seeger days, their live performances also obscure barriers, inviting the audience into the experience, “connecting with the crowd and trying to bring us up on the stage,” says Brett Dillon (KHYI, 95.3FM The Range), with “delightful harmonies that had the audience singing along to their songs,” says Sarah Badran (Blitz Weekly). It's Americana without borders. After all, the tree from which The Bodarks take their name is all about defying borders. That twisted hardwood, once used to hedge in cattle, is still found stubbornly invading farmers' fence rows and suburban medians, dropping its massive horse-apples on every side of the street. No sooner had they formed the band than they were selected as a Shiner Rising Star finalist in 2013. Their blend of styles caught the attention of the judges: “You create your own genre,” said Donnie Nelson (GM of the Dallas Mavericks). “You crash through every genre.” This border-blurring is evident in the wide range of ages and musical tastes of their fans, the types of venues that host them - from House of Blues and Lava Cantina to local pubs and folk festivals - and in the touring acts for which they have side-staged - including Kansas, Pat Benatar, Gary P. Nunn, Randy Rogers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the Old 97s.

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Avg 5.0 | 2 Reviews

Review by Annemiek F.

Community EventReviewed on October 25, 2021From Aubrey, TX

Such a blast! People loved them! We will definitely have them back!

Review by Lauren C.

WeddingReviewed on October 21, 2019From Dallas, TX

This band made our wedding Magical. Best choice ever, so grateful they exist .

Song List 

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  • Over 30 Original Songs | The Bodarks
  • Jambalaya | Hank Williams
  • Zombie | The Cranberries
  • Angel is the Devil | Steve Earle
  • Santeria | Sublime
  • Crazy Train | Ozzy Osbourne
  • Good Times | Charlie Robison
  • Whiskey in the Jar | Traditional Irish
  • Fat Bottomed Girls | Queen
  • Sweet Emotion | Aerosmith
  • Deep Ellum Blues | Traditional Ragtime Blues
  • St. James Infirmary Blues | Traditional Folk Jazz
  • Sitting on the Dock of the Bay | Ottis Redding
  • King of the Road | Roger Miller
  • Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road | Loudon Wainright III
  • Move It On Over | Hank Williams
  • Swept Away | Avett Brothers
  • Ho Hey | Lumineers
  • Two Turntables & a Microphone | Beck
  • Mama Don't Allow | Traditional Western Swing
  • Wagon Wheel | Old Crow Medicine Show
  • Redneck Mother | Jerry Jeff Walker
  • Sweet Baby's Arms | Traditional Bluegrass
  • San Antonio Rose | Bob Wills
  • Knocking On Heaven's Door | Bob Dylan
  • Mary Jane's Last Dance | Tom Petty
  • The Weight | The Band
  • Can't You See | Marshall Tucker Band
  • Thrift Shop | Macklemore
  • Folsom Prison Blues | Johnny Cash
  • Idabel Blues | Red Dirt Ramblers
  • Dead Flowers | Rolling Stones
  • In Spite of Ourselves | John Prine
  • Demon Whiskey | The Bodarks
  • The Joker | Steve Miller
  • Beverly Hills | Weezer
  • Firecracker | Ryan Adams
  • Come Together | The Beatles
  • Drunken Sailor | Traditional
  • Learning to Fly | Tom Petty
  • Old Joe Clark | Traditional Bluegrass
  • I Shall Be Released | The Band
  • Friend of the Devil | Grateful Dead
  • You Ain't Going Nowhere | Bob Dylan
  • In the Jailhouse Now | Jimmie Rodgers
  • Summertime | George Gershwin
  • Tush | ZZ Top
  • Hometown Blues | Steve Earle
  • Deep River Blues | Doc Watson
  • Bad Leroy Brown | Jim Croce
  • Seven Nation Army | Jack White
  • Back Porch Band | Zane Williams
  • Paranoid | Black Sabbath
  • Stray Cat Strut | The Stray Cats
  • People Are Strange | The Doors
  • When the Levee Breaks | Led Zeppelin/Memphis Minnie
  • I Used To Love Her | Guns N Roses
  • You Don't Know How It Feels | Tom Petty

Booked Events 

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Upcoming Events

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Past Events

October 24, 2021 • Community Event
Sun12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Aubrey, TX
October 5, 2019 • Wedding
Sat6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Dallas, TX
October 5, 2019 • Concert
Sat1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Dallas, TX
June 15, 2019 • Corporate Function
Sat9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Frisco, TX
June 14, 2019 • Community Event
Fri5:00 PM - 8:00 PM McKinney, TX
March 2, 2019 • Mardi Gras Party
Sat4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Lewisville, TX

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