Category Archives: Music

“Draw Me Close” Turns 20

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years, but it has. I wrote what has become my signature song, “Draw Me Close, in January of 1994. I came home from church on a Sunday, January 9th to be exact, and felt somewhat discouraged.Continue Reading

Noël Project Vid #3

Here’s the final promo video for The Noël Project. This one features short clips from all the songs on the Project. Enjoy!
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First Promotional Video Is Here!!

We are quite happy to announce that the first promotional video is out for Kelly’s upcoming holiday release “The Noël Project”. Take a look and share, share, share with your friends. Slated for a November 15 release date, we will start taking pre-orders in mid-October. Enjoy!Continue Reading

Wanna Whistle On My Record?

Wanna Whistle On My Record?

I’m scouring the continents for people who would like to add some whistling to this track. That’s right, I would like you to whistle on my upcoming holiday record, The Noël Project.

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Progress on “The Noël Project”

Progress on “The Noël Project”

Work on The Noël Project, the upcoming holiday album, is coming along nicely. Please enjoy a rough mix of Kelly’s adaptation of Bach’s “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring”.

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A First Taste of Project “Noël”

A First Taste of Project “Noël”

Have a listen to the first taste of my upcoming Christmas record, codenamed “Project Noël”. Yes, it may be the end of July, but I’m visualizing mistletoe and sugar plum fairies.

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Etude No. 1

Etude No. 1

Here is one of those improvisational piano pieces I came up with that I later added some atmospheric pads and woodwinds to.

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Solace

Solace

Here is an outtake from the original recording sessions for my 2011 release “Passage”. This was left off the project because it was more jazz than new age/ambient and it didn’t seem to be a good fit. Nonetheless, it was too wonderfully earthy to get left on the cutting room floor.

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My Evening at Levon Helm’s Studio

My Evening at Levon Helm’s Studio

Several years ago (I’m thinking it was 2008), I had the wonderful privilege of hanging out at Levon Helm’s home studio in Woodstock, NY for what was then a monthly house concert called “The Midnight Ramble”. In those days, one could simply order tickets to the event by making a donation, the suggested amount beingContinue Reading

Draw Me Close Instrumental Sampler

Here is a sampler of various selections from Kelly Carpenter’s instrumental CD, “Draw Me Close”, originally released in 2001 and re-released in 2009. Kelly wrote the title song “Draw Me Close”, a contemporary worship song, in 1994 and it has since become a worship classic, sung in churches around the world. It is available for purchase in the Store.Continue Reading