Maybe a song doesn’t have to have a perfectly clear story. “Western Sky” leaves much of the plot up to the listener’s imagination and just tries to paint some images on the mind. Perhaps it’s just about the music. In years past, many composers wrote music without lyric and left the whole thing up the listener’s imagination.

Very few people can honestly say that they never pray. “The Prayer” is about returning our focus the fact that all life is connected. It seems that we sometimes forget this fact as we strive to accumulate things that perhaps we do not even really want. Spending time in the natural world is a vital form of worship. The Podunk Virtual Band channels the “jangle pop” sound to make the vital message more user friendly..

In a dark place his eyes slowly adjusted and he saw her. A stunning wraith that he knew he should avoid. This is the story behind “In It For Blood’. Ed and Podunk are celebrating the season with a twang filled telling of a scene of werewolves and vampires based on “The Last Werewolf Trilogy” by Glen Duncan.
The Podunk Virtual Band adds an organ to increase the chill factor in the Halloween themed piece. Lots of funk and twang in this tale of terror.

“Just Dance, Again” is a reimagining of Ed’s ode to the beauty and passion of dance. Ed brought back his his virtual band Podunk to make this track more like what he was hearing in his head when he wrote it quite a while ago. This version has a tighter mix and more intense lead guitar while retaining the original vocals.

Sometimes you just feel like telling a sad story. Life contains a lot of things and sadness is just one of them. To recognize it is to allow some room for happiness to enter. Take a look at these lyrics and you’ll see that the star of the story found some measure of happiness in her life. I like to think she fully enjoyed the good parts.

“Fly Away Some Time” is a dreamscape about flying away from the cares of the world with one’s love. It was in the dead of winter in North America and Ed was dreaming of flying away to a tropical paradise. Out of that dream came “Fly Away Some Time”. First released as a nearly live acoustic single on the out print “The Real Deal”, it has become a staple on Ed’s live shows. Ed brought back his his virtual band Podunk to make this track more like what he was hearing in his head when he wrote it quite a while ago. This electrified version has lots of electric twelve string jangle and a much stronger rhythm section. This remixed version has a much better feel.

Ed and The Podunk Virtual Band are back with this gentle reminder that what matters is the journey, not the station. Plenty of twelve string jangle and such on this one. This one, while recent is a return to Ed’s folk-rock roots.

Sometimes your guitar calls you to follow it to new places without your usual playmates. “Variable Clouds” is such a trip. Ed tried several Podunk Virtual Band versions but ended up deciding this solo acoustic format worked best.

During the trying times of this pandemic, Ed Amann and his virtual band, Podunk are back with cheerful but still somewhat pointed message of hope for when this trial is past.

Ed Amann and Podunk are back with a user friendly reminder to consider those who fall between society’s cracks. Lots energy and twelve string jangle here to make a somewhat harsh message go down a little easier. “Sing Out” is sort of a “finger pointing” song. Just a call to consider the many folks who try to do the right things every day and still end up suffering. We are all in this world together, like it or not. The time for hate is running out very quickly. Podunk is Ed’s virtual band. They are Ed Amann, vocals and lead guitar, Eddy Appleseed, vocals and rhythm guitar, Edward L, Bass guitar and P. C. Bot, drums.