Radio Promotion
18 No. 1 CDs
and 66 Top 10 Releases in 2021/2022/2023!
Top Albums of 2023
No. 3 CD - August 2023
GENTLY AS I GO – Caroline Cotter
No. 8 CD - August 2023
CALIFORNIA MORNING – Rachel Anne Goodman
No. 6 CD - August 2023
WHERE THE LIGHT LIVES – Joy Zimmerman
No. 2 CD - June 2023
SEVEN STONES – Katie Dahl
No. 9 CD - June 2023
ON MY WAY – Owen Walsh
No. 1 CD - May 2023
GETTIN’ TOGETHER – Michael Jerome Browne
No. 3 CD - May 2023
SKYLARK – Open Road
No. 8 CD - May 2023
STAND IN THE JOY – William Prince
No. 13 CD - May 2023
Chris Vallillo – FORGOTTONIA
No. 1 CD - April 2023
BETWEEN HELLO & GOODBYE – Greg Greenway
No. 6 CD - April 2023
CIRCUMSTANCE – Alice Howe
No. 1 CD - March 2023
NINE APPLES OF GOLD – Karan Casey
No. 2 CD - March 2023
THE LITTLE IN-BETWEEN – Tim Grimm
No. 7 CD - March 2023
HELLO WORLD – Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt
No. 9 CD - March 2023
Sanctuary – Rebecca Folsom
No. 5 CD - February 2023
Love Hope Trust – Roger Friedman
No. 6 CD - February 2023
YORK’S LAMENT & OTHER STORIES – Reggie Garrett.
No. 7 CD - February 2023
Handled with Care – Jason Lang
No. 1 CD - January 2023
Upstate Crossroads – Tim Ball
No. 3 CD - January 2023
How Can I Say This? – Annie Capps
No. 5 CD - January 2023
Timeless Space – The Heart Collectors
No. 11 CD - January 2023
So Many Wows – Lucie Blue Tremblay
Past Year’s Charts
No. 1 Folk Radio Albums & Songs
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
Kari’s No. 2 Folk Radio Albums
Hourglass - Murray McLauchlan
No. 2 CD, No. 1 Song of the Month – July 2021
Time Out - The Accidentals
No.2 Album – May 2021
Normal Isn't Normal Anymore - Rod Abernethy
No. 2 Album – February 2021
WIndbourne
No. 2 Album – Jan 2020
Up Against The Sky - Dave Gunning
No. 2 Album – September 2019
Standard Deviation - Danny Schmidt
No 2 Album – Mar / Apr 2019
Rose Avenue - Joel Rafael
No 2 Album – May 2019
Making Life Sweet - The Early Risers
No. 2 Album – June 2019
Best of the Rest - Si Kahn
No 2 Album – November 2019
Kari’s No. 3 Folk Radio Albums
Light & Dark - Chris Ronald
No 3 Album – June 2021
Lucky Girl - Claudia Nygaard
No 3 Song – March 2020
Western Sun - Nell & Jim Band
No 3 Album – May 2020
Pete, Woody and Me - Spook Handy
No 3 Album – May 2019
Heroes and Sparrows - Kevin Brown
No 3 Album – November 2019
Top 5 Folk Radio Albums
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
Ballad of a Bad Girl - Kate McDonnell
No 5 Album – June 2021
Welcome Home - Michael & Nell
No 5 Album – August 2020
The Bull Moose Party - Jackson Grimm
No 5 Album – March 2019
Words of Love - Allison Lupton
No 4 Album – Sept 2019
Conspirators - Guy Forsythe & Jeska Bailey
No 5 Album – July 2019
When They Fall - Annie & Rod Capps
No 5 Album, No. 1 Song – September 2019
If I Catch My Dream - Bett Padgett
No 4 Album – November 2019
Top 10 Folk Radio Albums
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
Character - Rachael Sage
No 6 Album – April 2020
Pilot me - Dennis Warner
No 8 Album – August 2020
Imagine We Have Wings - Jane Godfrey
No 9 Album – August 2020
In My Pocket - Brooksie Wells
No 7 Album – June 2019
Today Again - Fred Arcoleo
No 7 Album – November 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, Si Kahn, 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) …
““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 ~
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
2019 Folk Dj Chart
