Radio Promotion
20 No. 1 CDs
and 76 Top 10 Releases in 2021/2022/2023!
No. 1 Folk Radio Albums & Songs
No. 1 CD - July 2024
The Light Years – The Magnolia Janes
No. 1 CD - April & May 2024
One of Those Days – Cris Jacobs
No. 1 CD - October 2023
Together – Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon
No. 1 CD - September 2023
Headwinds – The Kennedys
No. 1 CD - May 2023
GETTIN’ TOGETHER – Michael Jerome Browne
No. 1 CD - April 2023
BETWEEN HELLO & GOODBYE – Greg Greenway
No. 1 CD - March 2023
NINE APPLES OF GOLD – Karan Casey
No. 1 CD - January 2023
Upstate Crossroads – Tim Ball
Lunch at Allen's - Zuzu's Petals
No. 1 CD – December 2022
Leap! - John McCutcheon
No. 1 CD/Artist – September 2022
There's a Bright Side Somewhere - Happy Traum
No. 1 CD/Song/Artist – August 2022
Endless Grace - Deidre McCalla
No. 1 CD/Song – June 2022
Tuscon - Amy Speace
No. 1 CD/Artist – April 2022
Time Out #2 - The Accidentals
No. 1 CD/Song/Artist – March 2022
Over the Moon - Chinook Waltz
No. 1 Album – November 2021
Bucket List - John McCutcheon
No. 1 CD, No.1 Song, No. 1 Artist – September 2021
Song to a Refugee - Diana Jones
No. 1 CD, No.2 Song of the Month – July 2021
Grit & Polish - Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell
No. 1 Album – June 2021
On Solid Ground - Reggie Harris
No. 1 Album – May 2021
First Farewell - Peggy Seeger
No. 1 Album – April 2021
Gone - Tim Grimm
No 1 CD, Artist & Song – March 2021
Distance and Time - Becky Buller
No 1 Album – January 2021
Doc & Merle Watson
No 1 Song – October 2020
Cabin Fever - John McCutcheon
No 1 Album – Jun/July 2020
Gretchen Peters
No. 1 Album – May 2020
Jud Caswell - Live!
No. 1 Album – March 2020
Celebration of Pete Seeger - John McCutcheon
No 1 Album – February 2019
Honest - Ordinary Elephant
No 1 Album – May 2019
It's a Dog's Life - Si Kahn & The Looping Brothers
No 1 Album – June 2019
Heartland Again - Tim Grimm
No 1 Album – July & Aug 2019
Top 5 Folk Radio Albums
No. 2 CD - June 2024
CHANGE IS NOW: A TRIBUTE TO THE BYRDS- Christian Parker
No. 4 CD - June 2024
The Price of Happiness – Miranda Hardy
No. 2 CD - May 2024
Sharing in the Spirit – Ana Egge
No. 3 CD - April 2024
Sailing Dreams – Muriel Anderson
No. 5 CD - March 2024
World Brand New – Mouths of Babes
No. 5 CD - October 2023
KEEP GOING – Connie Kaldor
No. 2 CD - September 2023
SWEETHEARTS – A Tribute to the Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo – Christian Parker
No. 3 CD - September 2023
HIGHWAYS, GAMBLERS, DEVILS & DREAMS – Hank Woji
No. 3 CD - August 2023
GENTLY AS I GO – Caroline Cotter
No. 2 CD - June 2023
SEVEN STONES – Katie Dahl
No. 3 CD - May 2023
SKYLARK – Open Road
No. 2 CD - March 2023
THE LITTLE IN-BETWEEN – Tim Grimm
No. 5 CD - February 2023
Love Hope Trust – Roger Friedman
No. 3 CD - January 2023
How Can I Say This? – Annie Capps
No. 5 CD - January 2023
Timeless Space – The Heart Collectors
Arsonist Daughter - Aspen Jacobsen
No 4 Album – November 2022
Chasing the Light - Jared Rabin
No 3 Album – October 2022
Small Towns - Stillhouse Junkies
No 4 Album – September 2022
Second Hand - James Keelaghan
No 2 Album – September 2022
Steel and Wool - Kim Beggs
No 3 Album – May 2022
All is Quiet - Susan Cattaneo
No 2 Album – April 2022
Songs from the Beginning - Greg Greenway
No 3 Album – March 2022
20 Printemps - Le Vent du Nord
No 2 Album – March 2022
Long Haul - John Wort Hannam
No 2 Album – January & No. 4 Album – February 2022
Sober Again - Jackson Grimm
No 4 Album – August 2021
Come Around - Rob Lutes
No 5 Album – August 2021
Cold Rain & Snow - Jared Rabin
No 4 Album – July 2021
Hourglass - Murray McLauchlan
No. 2 CD, No. 1 Song of the Month – July 2021
Light & Dark - Chris Ronald
No 3 Album – June 2021
Ballad of a Bad Girl - Kate McDonnell
No 5 Album – June 2021
Time Out - The Accidentals
No.2 Album – May 2021
Normal Isn't Normal Anymore - Rod Abernethy
No. 2 Album – February 2021
Welcome Home - Michael & Nell
No 5 Album – August 2020
Western Sun - Nell & Jim Band
No 3 Album – May 2020
Lucky Girl - Claudia Nygaard
No 3 Song – March 2020
WIndbourne
No. 2 Album – Jan 2020
The Bull Moose Party - Jackson Grimm
No 5 Album – March 2019
Standard Deviation - Danny Schmidt
No 2 Album – Mar / Apr 2019
Pete, Woody and Me - Spook Handy
No 3 Album – May 2019
Rose Avenue - Joel Rafael
No 2 Album – May 2019
Making Life Sweet - The Early Risers
No. 2 Album – June 2019
Conspirators - Guy Forsythe & Jeska Bailey
No 5 Album – July 2019
Up Against The Sky - Dave Gunning
No. 2 Album – September 2019
Words of Love - Allison Lupton
No 4 Album – Sept 2019
When They Fall - Annie & Rod Capps
No 5 Album, No. 1 Song – September 2019
Best of the Rest - Si Kahn
No 2 Album – November 2019
Heroes and Sparrows - Kevin Brown
No 3 Album – November 2019
If I Catch My Dream - Bett Padgett
No 4 Album – November 2019
Top 10 Folk Radio Albums
No. 6 CD - May 2024
AS ABOVE SO NOW BELOW – Crow and Gazelle
No. 8 CD - April 2024
ANOTHER SIDE – Rachael Sage
No. 6 CD - March 2024
SINGING TO THE MOON – Jillian Matundan
No. 9 CD - February 2024
THE SPACE BETWEEN – The Heart Collectors
No. 6 CD - October 2023
LAVENDER MOONSHINE – Tret Fure
No. 8 CD - August 2023
CALIFORNIA MORNING – Rachel Anne Goodman
No. 6 CD - August 2023
WHERE THE LIGHT LIVES – Joy Zimmerman
No. 9 CD - June 2023
ON MY WAY – Owen Walsh
No. 8 CD - May 2023
STAND IN THE JOY – William Prince
No. 13 CD - May 2023
Chris Vallillo – FORGOTTONIA
No. 6 CD - April 2023
CIRCUMSTANCE – Alice Howe
No. 7 CD - March 2023
HELLO WORLD – Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt
No. 9 CD - March 2023
Sanctuary – Rebecca Folsom
No. 6 CD - February 2023
YORK’S LAMENT & OTHER STORIES – Reggie Garrett.
No. 7 CD - February 2023
Handled with Care – Jason Lang
No. 11 CD - January 2023
So Many Wows – Lucie Blue Tremblay
Anthems of Home - HuDost
No. 9 – January 2022
Rabbit - Buffalo Rose and Tom Paxton
No 6 Album – January 2022
Why Wait! - Kate Taylor
No 7 Album – August 2021
The Canvas Before Us - Joy Zimmerman
No 8 Album – August 2021
All The Time Is Running - Craig Cardiff
No 8 Album – June 2021
Pilot me - Dennis Warner
No 8 Album – August 2020
Imagine We Have Wings - Jane Godfrey
No 9 Album – August 2020
Character - Rachael Sage
No 6 Album – April 2020
Today Again - Fred Arcoleo
No 7 Album – November 2019
In My Pocket - Brooksie Wells
No 7 Album – June 2019
For almost two decades Kari has earned the trust and respect of DJs and industry tastemakers around the world who know Kari only sends them the best in acoustic/roots music—whether from well-known or emerging artists. With her strategic approach to radio promotion, Kari works with the artist to create an individualized marketing plan and targeted one-sheets to maximize the CD’s impact and results.
Kari’s comprehensive work gets the artists she promotes to the top of the Folk DJ Charts, while played on numerous stations. You’ll receive weekly radio reports, and with your chart ranking, you can open doors for new opportunities and better bookings -with more seats and CD’s sold! Ask some of her clients:
John McCutcheon, Zoe Mulford, Tim Grimm, Reggie Harris, Rod Abernethy, David Davis & The Warrior River Boys, Ordinary Elephant, Dave Gunning, Jonathan Edwards, Happy Traum, Joe Rollin Porter, The Levins, Caroline Cotter, Dan Weber, Ivas John, Jack Tempchin, Rob McHale, Kyle Carey, Sue Massek, Spook Handy, Lowell Levinger (Banana from the Yougbloods), Annie & Rod Capps, Geoff Bartley, Jim Photoglo, The Early Mays, Rachael Sage, and Soundtracks: Inside Llewyn Davis (2014) & American Folk (2018) …
Take Your CD from Conception to Promotion
with The Career Assessment System – The Management Program – Radio Promotion
- Design specific timeline from conception to promotion for your CD
- Construct line-item budget for all phases of recording, including graphics, reproduction and promotion
- Explore specific fundraising techniques and options
- Receive suggestions on song selection and sequencing
- Incorporate feedback so your songs say what you want them to say
- Review rough mixes and masters before reproduction
““When I asked my peers who I should trust with my CD project, the name Kari Estrin was the most consistent “YES!”A warm, engaging and thoughtful person who is also a direct, highly focused professional, Kari finds ways of making your work stand out by using the core of who you are. Working tirelessly for her artists, Kari not only gets results, but also knows how to effectively help artists to focus as well. Kari Estrin is the real deal!”
~ REGGIE HARRIS ~