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Enjoy this story and song, “The Candy Land Ball,” which will be on the upcoming children’s CD We’re Going to Confetti Park. The CD features Katy Hobgood Ray & the Confetti Park Players singing fun Louisiana-inspired songs. There are guest performances by many wonderful New Orleans musicians, and a solo by Mr. Okra! More
Confetti Park is honored and so delighted to announce that our first published children’s book, The Little Mouse Santi, has won a Moonbeam Children’s Award! The Moonbeam awards are dedicated to the notion that reading to and with your children will inspire them to become lifelong readers and learners. Author David Eugene Ray and illustrator […]
New Orleans jazz vocalist Jayna Morgan shares a music memory from her childhood in this episode of Confetti Park. Jayna, who sings with the Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band and the Swing Setters (among others), recalls the happiness of sharing music with her mother. When Jayna was a child, they would go fishing together, and whenever they […]
On October 9 and 10, Confetti Park host Katy Hobgood Ray will be at the Renzi Education & Art Center (445 Egan St.) and at the Red River Revel in Shreveport to record musicians, storytellers, folklorists and others, including children. Please contact confettipark@gmail.com to schedule an interview. The Confetti Park radio program and podcast features […]
Confetti Park is a community radio program out of New Orleans. We feature local storytellers and songs that kids love, songs created for kids, or created by kids, right here in Louisiana. This medley of kids music shows the diversity of Louisiana musicians. Songs featured in this episode, in order: Dump Truck – Imagination Movers A […]
In this episode of Confetti Park, we hear a childhood music memory from David Rosser, a talented guitarist and multi instrumentalist who lives in New Orleans. Dave shares about how his big brother was one of his greatest musical influences—and how they bonded and he learned from listening to records—especially the Beatles! Dave has toured the […]
What do you do with a cow that does not moo? Westwego’s own Mel Lecompte, Jr. explores this conundrum in his colorful children’s tale, The Ice Cream Cow. Here he narrates for Confetti Park! Available for purchase on Amazon Living on a farm with her friends the Chocolate Chip Chicken and the Soda Pop Duck, the […]
In this music memory for Confetti Park, jazz researcher and music promoter Tom Stagg shares how he became fascinated with New Orleans music in 1949, as a youngster growing up in England. Blame it on Louis Armstrong! He moved to New Orleans in the 1960s. Tom Stagg is one of the owners of the New Orleans music […]
From the swamps of the Atchafalaya Basin comes The Ghost Tree, a tale so terrifying that children will never forget its warning, and will never look at oak trees the same. The story of three brothers who defy their parents on All Hallow’s Eve was written by musician Yvette Landry of Breaux Bridge. We are so […]
Confetti Park is a community radio program out of New Orleans. We feature local storytellers and songs that kids love, songs created for kids, or created by kids, right here in Louisiana. This medley of kids music shows the diversity of Louisiana musicians. Songs featured in this episode, in order: Iko, Iko – Buckwheat Zydeco […]
