Yes indeed. Eastside Eddie Vidmar. He's doing well. Most of you will remember him. He was a fixture around here some time ago. He came to my farm a few years ago and was actually the driving force behind the Herbfest event that is tagged in this showcase. It's the second post from the top.... A reunion event.
Anyway, even though he left the group here for personal reasons, we've kept in touch. He's quite a talented writer. Late last year he reached out to me about a song he had written but wanted something better than what he had done. It's taken a while to get to it but it is done. So everything is by Eddie. He wrote the lyrics and the melody and sent me a rough demo asking if I could put my touch on it with my studio band and production chops.

Isolation

Have a listen. I can relate to the lyrics. These days my circle of friends is really small and I like it like that. My wife, two dogs, and family when they come to visit.

The band is my Kill Branch Studio band. The singers are Jason, Blake, and Brandon. (All AI) Jas is on the lead and B&B are harmony. I played the piano fills and had considered doing more but time constraints interfered.


Lyrics:

I was standing at the edge of nowhere.
In a place that had no name.
And whether I looked up, or I looked down
The view was exactly the same.

It was a peaceful place with a quiet calm
Like nothing I'd ever seen
I started to think that I'd found a place
No man had ever been

I was captured by the moment.
As I sat there all alone.
And I said is this what heaven will be.
When the good lord calls me home.

Isolation. Seems to really be kind of great.
I'd rather live in this solitude.
Than in a world so full of hate.
Desolation. In this place so calm and pure.
The world just seems like the ill to me.
And it seems like there's no cure.

The wind it whispered softly
With a voice so faint and low
Carrying tales of forgotten dreams
And secrets I'll never know

The ground beneath me felt so still.
Like the world had stopped its spin.
No clock to chase, no race to run.
A quiet freedom from within.

I was captured by the moment.
As I sat there all alone.
And I said is this what heaven will be
When the good lord calls me home.

Isolation. Seems to really be kind of great.
I'd rather live in this solitude.
Than in a world so full of hate.
Desolation. In this place so calm and pure.
The world just seems like the ill to me.
And it seems like there's no cure.


Enjoy and feel free to comment.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 08/08/25 05:22 AM.
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