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A Decade of High Seas & Harmony
Read more: A Decade of High Seas & HarmonyCelebrating 10 Years of Family Pyrate Day! Ahoy, families and friends! At Confetti Park, we believe that childhood should be filled with magic, music, and adventure. That’s why our hearts are full as we announce a very special milestone: This year marks 10 years since we held the first Family Pyrate Day in Algiers Point!…
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Family Pyrate Day
Read more: Family Pyrate DayFamily Pyrate Day 2025 Ahoy, Mateys! Join Us for Family Pyrate Day! Get ready to set sail for a day of swashbuckling fun in the heart of Algiers Point! Confetti Park and Bargeboard, LLC are teaming up to bring you a treasure trove of music, stories, and pyratical adventures. Whether you’re a seasoned buccaneer or…
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New Album: Long Way to Go
Read more: New Album: Long Way to GoLong Way To Go is a collection of original songs written by Katy and friends (Ted Lindsay, Noah Slater, Dave Ray), the album explores themes of the solo traveler longing for adventure and new horizons, the ups and downs of relationships and moving on. A rocking, upbeat country vibe featuring lots of electric guitar drives the music…
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Nominated for the Best of the Beat Awards!
Read more: Nominated for the Best of the Beat Awards!My husband David Ray and I just released an album called I Dream of Water. I am so proud to say that we’ve been nominated for two “2019 Best of the Beat” Awards from OffBeat Magazine. I Dream of Water has been nominated for Best Country/Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album. And I’ve been nominated as Best Country/Folk/Singer-Songwriter Artist. I am absolutely blown…
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New Album: I Dream of Water
Read more: New Album: I Dream of WaterI Dream of Water, a collection of original songs written by Katy Hobgood Ray and Dave Ray, is now available on the Out Of The Past Label. Inspired by events in coastal regions and cities along the great rivers of the USA, the album is both social commentary and personal reflection on how increasingly intense…
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New Orleans kids honor Mr. Kelly Phillips, traveler of the Mississippi River, with a serenade of joy
Read more: New Orleans kids honor Mr. Kelly Phillips, traveler of the Mississippi River, with a serenade of joyIn Algiers Point, we interact with the great river every day. We use the levee for exercise—biking, skating, walking our dogs. We use the ferry boats to cross to Canal Street on the other side-—every half hour it comes and goes. Our children grow up on batture when the water is low, playing with sticks…
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Katy Hobgood Ray honored by New Orleans Magazine
Read more: Katy Hobgood Ray honored by New Orleans MagazineKaty Hobgood Ray, the host of the weekly Confetti Park radio show and director of kids chorus the Confetti Park Players, has been honored by New Orleans Magazine as one of the People to Watch in 2018. “As New Orleans begins its next 300 years, we look forward to seeing the creative people it will…
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Look for Katy & the Confetti Park Players at Jazz Fest!
Read more: Look for Katy & the Confetti Park Players at Jazz Fest!Katy Hobgood Ray and the band and some of the Confetti Park Players will be performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival this year! We perform at the Kids Tent on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 3 p.m. SCHEDULE This year Katy is leading a smaller troupe of Confetti Park Players in an…
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New album from Katy Hobgood Ray: Louisiana Oranges
Read more: New album from Katy Hobgood Ray: Louisiana OrangesApril 2, 2018 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Louisiana Oranges is a new digital album from Katy Hobgood Ray featuring eleven tracks of original compositions and a few country blues covers. Available on Amazon, iTunes, and other digital music services. While Katy lately has been performing songs of joie de vivre in the genre of children’s music (as…
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In Algiers Point, meet Katy Hobgood Ray and the Confetti Park Players Children’s Chorus!
Read more: In Algiers Point, meet Katy Hobgood Ray and the Confetti Park Players Children’s Chorus!Article in ParkBench features the Confetti Park Players, a children’s singing group based in Algiers Point, New Orleans, Louisiana. The group is led by songwriter and Algiers Point resident, Katy Hobgood Ray.
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Remembering Louisiana children’s author Dianne de Las Casas
Read more: Remembering Louisiana children’s author Dianne de Las CasasThe world lost a bright light this week with the passing of Louisiana children’s author and storyteller Dianne de Las Casas. I first met Dianne at the studios of WHIV-FM in New Orleans, at a meet and greet of all the deejays. She, her daughter Eliana, and her boyfriend John Couret were all deejays with…
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New song from Confetti Park Players: “Riding on the Mississippi River”
Read more: New song from Confetti Park Players: “Riding on the Mississippi River”Exciting news from the Confetti Park workshop! The Confetti Park Players have just released their brand new single, “Riding on the Mississippi River.” The track is available on iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, Google Play, and other digital music services. “A song inspired by life along the Mississippi River, where beautiful riverboats & big ships rule,…
