Confetti Park

Category: Music Medley

  • Music Medley: Nacho Cheese & Snoballs

    Photo by Lara Cerri via Flickr Creative Commons
    Photo by Lara Cerri via Flickr Creative Commons

    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:

    I Love Nachos – Philip Melancon
    A Tisket-A Tasket – The Swing Setters
    Song of a Creole Slave – Terrance Simien
    Les Tils Yeaux Noirs – Nancy Tabb Marcantel
    Music Memory – Rockin Dopsie Jr
    Joyeaux – Lee Benoit
    The Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog – Don Abney and his Catahoulas
    Snoball Chant – Confetti Park Players
    Snoball – Katy Ray

    The Confetti Park hosted by Katy Hobgood Ray, features music and stories spun in Louisiana. It showcases songs that kids love, songs created for kids, and songs created by kids. Sparkling interviews, in-studio performances, delightful music medleys, jokes, local author storytime, and a little surprise lagniappe make for an entertaining show!

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  • Music Medley: Crawfish Time

    Music Medley: Crawfish Time

    Photo of crawfish by Sally Asher
    Photo of crawfish by Sally Asher

    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:

  • Music Medley “Cockroach Dance”

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    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:

    • Manchac Chicken Shack – Louisiana Pollywogs
    • The Cockroach Song – Ben Schenk and the Panorama Jazz Band
    • Cockroach – Johnette Downing
    • Watermelon Man – Papillon
    • Watermelon Time – Confetti Park Players
    • I’ve Been Working On The Railroad – Buckwheat Zydeco
    • Peanut Sat on a Railroad Track – Confetti Park Players
    • Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie, Crack Corn) – Leadbelly
    • Aiy-eee – Louisiana Pollywogs

  • Music Medley: Songs of Donuts & Brains

    Glazed-DonutWelcome to Confetti Park,  a magical playground of music and stories for kids everywhere. What’s unique about these songs, and these stories, is that they all come from Louisiana. This medley of kids music shows the diversity of Louisiana musicians. Songs featured in this episode, in order:

    • If I Only Had a Brain – Paul Sanchez
    • Buckwheat Zydeco – Skip to My Lou
    • Sue – Michael Doucet
    • A Long Time to Come, performed by PH Fred and Friends
    • Floating in a Donut Hole – Philip Melancon
    • Buttermilk Drop – Confetti Park Players
    • Baby You Wait on Your Mama – Alan Dyson
    • Music Memory: Jason Rhein
    • Renaissance Cadienne – J’ai du bon Tabac
    • Storytime: Why the Possum has a Large Grin – Johnette Downing

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  • Music Medley “Baby Astronaut”

    Baby AstronautConfetti 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:

    • Jack & Jill – Wardell Quezergue
    • Cool Man – Los Po-boy-citos
    • Jenny Had a Rocket – PH Fred
    • Dancing on the Moon – Confetti  Park Players
    • Radio Controlled Airplanes – Jimmy Cousins
    • Airplane – Confetti  Park Players
    • Red Bird – Leadbelly
    • Five Little Butterflies – Johnette Downing

  • Music Medley “Pirate’s Favorite Letter”

    Pitot the Pelican, from the Swamp Quest app
    Pitot the Pelican, from the Swamp Quest app

    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:

    • Sally Brown – Valparaiso Men’s Chorus
    • Louis Lafitte – Confetti Park Players
    • Drunken Sailor – Jeremy Lyons IN-STUDIO PERFORMANCE
    • The Rooster & the Chicken – Kandice Chester
    • Circling Alligators – AJ Loria
    • Alligator Snap – Johnnete Downing
    • Emus – Lightning Bugs
    • L’arc en Ciel – Michael Doucet and Family

  • Music Medley “Upside Duckie” from Confetti Park

    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:

    • He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands – Cynthia Girtley
    • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner – Kermit Ruffins
    • Roman Candy Man – Confetti Park Players
    • Rubber Duckie – Jeremy Lyons
    • Birdy Birdy Tweet Tweet – Mr. Chris Alexander
    • Walk – Rob Hudak
    • Marches des Maries – Renaissance Cadienne

  • Music Medley “Darn, Spider” from Confetti Park

    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:

    • Confetti Park – Confetti Park Players
    • Okra Man – Mr. Okra & Confetti Park Players
    • Playing Possum – Johnette Downing
    • Itsy Bitsy Spider – Jeremy Lyons
    • Days of the Week – Jason & Layla
    • Ol’ Blue – Jimmy Cousins
    • Aveine, Aveine – Renaissance Cadienne
    • Buttermilk Drop – Confetti Park Players
    • Zydeco Gris Gris Rap – Michael Doucet
    • Evangeline – Feufollet
    • When I See an Elephant Fly – Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes.
    • How is the Housecat – Schazty

  • Music Medley “Pudding” from Confetti Park

    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:

    This Little Light of Mine – Ingrid Lucia
    Wake-Y-Up-O – Kevin Griffin
    “A Peanut Sat on a Railroad Track” – Confetti Park Players
    Spoonbread – Lil Band of Gold
    Noce A Josephine – Renaissance Cadienne
    Puddin Man – Ph Fred
    She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain – Jeremy Lyons
    ABC et 123 – Michael Doucet and Family
    Musique a Bouce – Renaissance Cadienne ftg. Beth Patterson
    “Apple on a Stick” – Confetti Park Players
    Zipa Dee Do Da – Ivan Neville’s Dumpstafunk

  • Music Medley “Dinosaur” from Confetti Park

    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:

    “Confetti Park”

 – Confetti Park Players​
    “Hokey Pokey” – Big Sam’s Funky Nation​
    “Miss Mary Mack”
    “Rock Paper Scissors” – The Freddy Fred Show​
    “If a Dinosaur Was My Friend” – Philip Melancon
    “Your Mama” – Schatzy
    “An Extra Smile” – Vanessa Kaster and Beth Patterson​
    “Garden Song” – Amanda Shaw​
    “It’s Watermelon Time” – Confetti Park Players
    Field recording of New Orleans street performers (recorded by Jason Rhein)

  • Confetti Park: The Lightning Bug Episode

    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.

    A great children’s song doesn’t have to be classified in the kids genre. A lot of the music in Louisiana is naturally kids music… Full of whimsy, silliness, and fun. And danceable, too!

    This medley of local kids music shows the diversity of Louisiana sounds. Songs featured in this episode in order:

    “This Little Light of Mine” – Kermit Ruffins
    “Today is Monday in Louisiana” – Johnette Downing
    “Lemonade” – Confetti Park Players
    “Swahili Baby” – Los Poboycitos
    “We are the Lightning Bugs” – The Lightning Bugs
    “Little Sally Walker” –  Leadbelly
    “Itty Bitty” – Susan Cowsill and Paul Sanchez
    “Dansez, Codine ” – Renaissance Cadienne