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I'll Be WIth You

I'll Be WIth You by Eamonn Karran

Flowing with an untouchable confidence and hovering with a delicacy of respect, I’ll Be With You by Eamonn Karran is an album that would be impossible for me not to recommend, it is that good.” —OneWorldMusic.com

A very personal album reflective of traditional Irish roots with contemporary arrangements blending piano and uilleann pipes, masterfully woven with hauntingly beautiful vocals in “Requiem” and “The River” to celebrate past, present, and hopes and dreams for the future.

Watch the video for “Stand Beyond”

Tracks

1. The River 5.18
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2. Guiding Light 4.27
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3. I'll Be With You 4.19
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4. Morning Light 4.20
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5. A New Dawn 4.24
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6. The Piper's Dream 4.30
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7. Peace 3.52
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8. Thoughts of Tomorrow 4.36
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9. Requiem 3.51
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10. The Beginning 4.11
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11. Mac Lir 3.20
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12. Homeland 4.56
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13. Stand Beyond 4.51
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Press Acclaim

Kathy Parsons

I’ll Be With You is the fourth release on the Real Music label from Irish pianist/composer/keyboardist Eamonn Karran. I have reviewed all four albums, but this one seems to be his most personal and expressive work to date. More than two years in the making, the album represents the journey Karran and his family have  taken over the past six years. Quoting Karran: “It’s an album of colors, textures and emotions, a portrait of our lives.” In addition to Karran on piano and keyboards (synths), Erin Kelly provides vocals and Gabby Fitzgerald plays Uilleann pipes on some of the tracks. The thirteen pieces present a very pleasing blend of traditional Irish roots and contemporary musical sensibilities. The Real Music website lists this album as “music for grief and loss, rejuvenation, and stress relief,” but I can recommend it to anyone who loves beautiful music of a deeply emotional nature.
 
I’ll Be With You begins with “The River,” a haunting vocal and instrumental piece mourning the loss of someone dear.  Erin Kelly’s expressive voice is gentle as it conveys heartbreak as well as a ray of hope.  “Guiding Light” is more ambient and ethereal, perhaps indicating a time of transition. Piano and voices enhanced with synth washes begin the piece, adding sax and guitars as it gradually builds and evolves. The title track is a mostly piano piece with rolling broken chords that are somber, but hopeful. The piece becomes more intense as more orchestration is added (flute, bass, guitar, choral voices and percussion), and then ends peacefully. “Morning Light” begins as a warm and serene piano solo, adding strings and voices with the piano always in the lead. “A New Dawn” expresses the warmth and optimism of a fresh start, intensifying with added orchestration and rhythms that become more cinematic. “Thought of Tomorrow” is a favorite.  Piano, strings and voices paint a peaceful picture in shades of deep blue and gray. Graceful and deeply emotional, the poignant melody touches the heart. “Requiem” returns to a more ambient and ethereal sound. A requiem is a piece composed in honor of someone’s death, and this one is soothing and hopeful with vocals and colorful keyboard washes that suggest light and healing. “The Beginning” features award-winning Uilleann piper Gabby Fitzgerald along with piano and various synth voicings. Quiet and almost hymn-like, the entrance of the pipes lifts the piece skyward - gorgeous! “Mac Lir” translates as “son of the sea” and this piece has a lively sparkle as well as a calming ebb and flow—I really like this one, too! “Stand Beyond” is perhaps the most dramatic piece on the album, bringing it to a close with drums, flutes, a female voice, pipes and more. Very Celtic in sound, it seems to express triumph and moving forward.
 
Eamonn Karran gets better with each new album, and I’ll Be With You is no exception. Recommended!

Sam

I have always been a big fan of Karran’s style of composition. Way back in 2012 I came across Awaken, and now some six years later that amazing progression is highlighted with this release of his latest album I’ll Be With You.
 
Karran has created something deeply special here in a myriad of ways. There is a beautiful reflective quality in many of the tracks, like the opener “The River” and then “Guiding Light,” and he installs a level of tension in the title track “I’ll Be With You” that is both addictive and exciting.

This thirteen piece album is packed with utter quality, from the emotive but quite breathtakingly beautiful “Morning Light,” to the deep and pleasurable mysteries of pieces like “A New Dawn” and the mood and misty filled isles of my personal favorite, “The Pipers Dream.”

Karran has developed so much over the years, and on tracks like “Peace,” this growth becomes so very apparent; a composition using some lush vocals in an Enya styled performance. Then his skills as a pianist come to the fore with the passionate, but perfectly played arrangement entitled “Thoughts of Tomorrow.”

This release is truly a delight to listen to and there are many moments of reverie that can be found, like the haunting but incredibly powerful “Requiem,” and the sweet and calming nature of “The Beginning,” whose tranquil tones will offer a sanctuary of the soul, while the pipes will raise the energies once more.

Karran must look back on this album as being a real bar raiser, especially when you allow yourself to bathe in opuses like “Mac Lir,” which is almost chill out in essence and the penultimate offering. And on the charming and extremely warming creation called “Homeland,” the Celtic energies are so strong here and the skills of the artist on piano are so well portrayed in their best light within this composition.

We end with the rousing composition “Stand Beyond,” a combination of power, grace, great vocals and lush piano; this is simply the best track on which you could ever wish to end an album!

Eamonn Karran has grown into one of the foremost Celtic composers of his day.  His skills on piano and the artistic compositions created on this album are simply supreme.  Flowing with an untouchable confidence and hovering with a delicacy of respect, I’ll Be With You by Eamonn Karran is an album that would be impossible for me not to recommend, it is that good.

Chris Spector

More interested in quality over quantity, Karran took his time making this nu-Celtic set and it’s real, first class, roamin’ thru the gloamin’ music as you can feel the fairies, sprites, and trolls romping through the mist. A solid journey of old and new, this is a fine trip through the Ireland of your mind that may exist—or not. Well done and a first class audio getaway.