So far I have got some friendly feedback from radio stations that have played my “Dance Album” and I would like to share them here. This is a quatation from Nick Peros’s letter to me and I hope he doesn’t mind if I share it here because I get nowadays many people contacting me to… Continue reading
Author Archives → Kristo Käo
Kristo Käo’s new book “Estonian Folk Tunes for Guitar” now out
Kitarrikool Publishing releases Kristo’s new book “Estonian Folktunes on the Guitar”. This is a compact tutor that helps to get the basics of arranging to either a solo guitar or a guitar duo. An audio CD with all the music is included. In Estonian language.
The list of radio stations that got “The Dance Album” so far
As I said before – on my own I sent my CD to many European classical music radio stations but in North America the job was done by Phoenix Classical and these are the stations that got my album: CBC Radio Music – NIGHSTREAM, Toronto, ON CBC RADIO MUSIC – TEMPO, Ottawa, ON Classical 96,… Continue reading
New DVD: Tallinn Guitar Quartet
Tallinn Guitar Quartet releases a concert DVD “TGQ in Tallinn Town Hall”. This is a live performance of a concert a few years back in the New Years Eve. See more at Discography. TGQ are: Heiki Mätlik, Jorma Puusaag, Julia Kahro, Kristo Käo (4 classical guitars)
Kristo Käo’s bio by Phoenix Records
That is part of the material that went out with my Dance Album to the radio stations. It is always good to get somebody else to write your BIO 🙂 I have almost got used to see my last name without the dots, actually it is KÄO. KRISTO KAO – BIO Classical guitarist Kristo Kao… Continue reading
A new CD out: 30 Years of Estonian Guitar Music
Estonian Guitar Society released the CD “30 Years of Estonian Guitar Music” The guitar has been played in Estonia at least since 19th century and since the sixties of the 20th century there has been an ever-increasing interest toward the classical guitar. The first guitar piece by a professional composer was the Sonatina for guitar… Continue reading
The “new release” sheet by Phoenix
So that is part of the information that went to the radio stations with the Dance Album: NEW RELEASE Kristo Kao, The Dance Album The Dance Album is the debut solo CD release from acclaimed classical guitarist Kristo Kao and features a unique dance-inspired repertoire performed on solo guitar. With a variety of compositions ranging… Continue reading
Radio promotion – will it help?
Nick Peros from Phoenix Classical contacted me recently to talk about chances to get my CD on air in the States. He had found “The Dance Album” from CDBaby. Apparently he liked the CD but also he noticed that it would sound great on the radio. He didn’t know that it was designed from the… Continue reading
Dances with the guitar. Interviewed by Joonas Lepna
The interview with me was originally published in Hiiu Leht in 2008. By Joonas Lepna I think many of us have seen several musicians jumping on a stage with the guitars but would you call that dancing? Or could you imagine anyone to dance to the soft sounds of the classical guitar? An extraordinary idea,… Continue reading
A short review of “The Dance Album” by Andres Roots
Kristo Käo “The Dance Album” (Kitarrikool Records 2008) by Andres Roots (Bullfrog Brown) Long-time President of the Estonian Guitar Association, a sought-after educator and the author of several instructional books, classical guitarist Kristo Käo remains an internationally acclaimed performing artist in his own right. “The Dance Album”, recorded in 2007 and released in 2008, leaves… Continue reading