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Storytime: Gumbo, Fried Cheese, the Saints and Drew Brees by Patricia Reece
Read more: Storytime: Gumbo, Fried Cheese, the Saints and Drew Brees by Patricia ReeceEvery year when the leaves start to fall, I visit my Grandpa and we have a ball. With snoballs, streetcars, beignets, and the Dome, New Orleans is a place he is proud to call home. So begins this adorable love letter to New Orleans, as told through the eyes of a child who is visiting…
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Music Memory from Jayna Morgan
Read more: Music Memory from Jayna MorganNew 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…
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Music Medley: Porcupine Kiss
Read more: Music Medley: Porcupine KissConfetti 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…
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Guitarist David Rosser shares some early childhood musical memories
Read more: Guitarist David Rosser shares some early childhood musical memoriesIn 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…
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Storytime: The Ice Cream Cow by Mel Lecompte, Jr.
Read more: Storytime: The Ice Cream Cow by Mel Lecompte, Jr.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…
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Music Memory from Tom Stagg
Read more: Music Memory from Tom StaggIn 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…
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Storytime: The Ghost Tree by Yvette Landry
Read more: Storytime: The Ghost Tree by Yvette LandryFrom 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…
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Music Medley: Holes
Read more: Music Medley: HolesConfetti 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…
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Storytime: The Fifolet by Johnette Downing
Read more: Storytime: The Fifolet by Johnette DowningIn this edition of Confetti Park, we have a very special reading by Louisiana children’s author Johnette Downing. This is a narration of her new book, The Fifolet. The fifolet (or feufollet) is a very spooky Louisiana legend that appears frequently in Cajun and Houmas Indian folklore. The say that the fifolet are swamp spirits…
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Music Memory from Annie Hardy Calais
Read more: Music Memory from Annie Hardy CalaisAnnie Hardy Calais was born in 1927 in rural Southwest Louisiana. She recently shared many true stories of her childhood growing up in Cajun Country with Confetti Park. Here is a great music memory: “When I was 8 or 9 years old, I loved music….my niece had a radio at her home, but we had…
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Music Medley: Crawfish Holes
Read more: Music Medley: Crawfish HolesConfetti Park is a community radio program and podcast 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: Wishing To Go…
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Storytime: The Little WHO DAT Who Didn’t by Alex McConduit
Read more: Storytime: The Little WHO DAT Who Didn’t by Alex McConduitHey Saints fans! Football season is here! And we have a very special book to celebrate. In this episode of Confetti Park, Alexander Brian McConduit narrates his original story, The Little WHO DAT Who Didn’t, which is all about one little boy’s love/hate relationship with his favorite team. The book takes you through the Saints’…
