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Interview with Hungry for Music founder Jeff Campbell
Read more: Interview with Hungry for Music founder Jeff CampbellJeff Campbell: transforming lives with the gift of music This month, you might see a happy-looking RV around New Orleans (and traveling the highways and byways of Louisiana) wrapped in decals of guitars, trumpets, and violins and positive messages of music empowerment. It’s the “Hungry for Music” RV, aka the “Magic Music Bus,” and for…
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Louisiana children’s authors meet up in Lake Charles for Just Imagine!
Read more: Louisiana children’s authors meet up in Lake Charles for Just Imagine!Travel Blog by Katy Hobgood Ray I was recently invited to speak at a conference in Lake Charles hosted by the Southwest Louisiana Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Guild. What an honor! It was an opportunity to meet new creative people working in children’s entertainment and education in Louisiana, and also an opportunity to share…
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Music Memory from C.C. Adcock
Read more: Music Memory from C.C. AdcockIn this episode of Confetti Park, we hear a childhood music memory from C.C. Adcock, Louisiana native and cultural champion, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer. C.C. recalls the positive memories of neighbors who shared their music with him when he was just a kid, in endless front porch jam sessions, and how early on, he…
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Storytime: The Girl Who Danced with the Devil
Read more: Storytime: The Girl Who Danced with the DevilIn this episode of Confetti Park, we hear an old folk tale called, “The Girl Who Danced with the Devil.” It is narrated for you by Catherine Golden, an early childhood teacher living in New Orleans. This tale originates in French Acadia culture (you can find it in the delightful Danny Kaye’s Around the World Story Book) and…
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Baseball tees for sale supporting the Confetti Park Players!
Read more: Baseball tees for sale supporting the Confetti Park Players!We love a baseball tee, and we love the Confetti Park Players! Show your support for your favorite little singer and your favorite neighborhood kids chorus, and order an official Confetti Park Players baseball tee. The cost is $20. Order All proceeds from the sale of this shirt will fund a kid’s shirt (all singers…
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Music Memory from Andrew Baham
Read more: Music Memory from Andrew BahamIn this episode of Confetti Park, we hear a childhood music memory from New Orleans-born trumpet player Andrew Baham. Andrew has been playing the trumpet since the age of 11 years old. He studied at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and under the tutelage of players such as Ronald Benko, Clyde Kerr, Jr., and Nicholas…
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The cat’s meow! That’s The Little Mouse Santi
Read more: The cat’s meow! That’s The Little Mouse SantiThe Little Mouse Santi had a wonderful review in Children’s Book Review this week! “It’s a pleasure to introduce a character that is sure to become your new favorite mouse, Santi!…David Eugene Ray’s tale of Santi is a clever story written with elegantly simple and carefully selected text that exudes fresh originality. The characteristics of…
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Storytime: Dixie the Old Dawg by Tommie Townsley
Read more: Storytime: Dixie the Old Dawg by Tommie TownsleySouth Louisiana children’s author Tommie Townsley narrates the story of Dixie the Old Dawg for Confetti Park! Dixie The Ole Dawg is a true classic country “Cajun Tale” set in Southwest Louisiana. This inspiring tale is about a dog who was abandoned by her family during a hurricane. After the storm, she finds her way…
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Music Memory from Doctor Sick
Read more: Music Memory from Doctor SickDoctor Sick, who might have once been called an itinerant musician, is today a fixture in the New Orleans music scene. A “musical jack of all trades,” Doctor Sick is a virtuoso musician who sings and plays stringed instruments of all kinds. He’s also a whimsical, colorful songwriter and a witty director and producer of…
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Interview with multi-talented author Melinda Taliancich Falgoust
Read more: Interview with multi-talented author Melinda Taliancich FalgoustChildren’s author, actress, and musician just scratches the surface of the roles and capabilities owned by Melinda Taliancich Falgoust of Metairie, La., as Katy Ray discovers in this interview on Confetti Park. Melinda, who has published several award-winning children’s books including Lousy Liver, Footprints, and her newest, Her Royal Majesty, the Superhero Bride of Frankenstein (which just earned a 5-star review with Reader’s…
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OffBeat Magazine says the Confetti Park Players CD makes for a better world
Read more: OffBeat Magazine says the Confetti Park Players CD makes for a better worldThe February 2016 issue of OffBeat Magazine is out, and it features a review of the Confetti Park Player’s debut CD, We’re Going to Confetti Park! This is our first review to date, and it’s hard to imagine a more wonderful one. Confetti Park Players director Katy Hobgood Ray was grinning from ear to ear when she read…
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Little Mouse Santi author David Eugene Ray featured on WWL-TV
Read more: Little Mouse Santi author David Eugene Ray featured on WWL-TVHere is a great interview with children’s author David Eugene Ray, who was a guest on the WWL-TV Morning Show in New Orleans. He is interviewed by the lovely Sally Ann Roberts, and you can see he is still glowing from the honor of writing one of the Best Books of 2015, as declared by Kirkus’ Reviews, with The…
