Confetti Park: Children’s Music Radio Show from Louisiana
This medley of kids music shows the diversity of Louisiana musicians.
Songs featured in this episode, in order:
- Walking the Dog – Buckwheat Zydeco
- Training Wheel Rag – Asylum Street Spankers featuring Dr. Sick
- Tuba Lullaby – Jazzy Ash
- Mellow Down Easy – Jeremy Lyons
- A Little Caterpillar – Johnette Downing
- Woodpecker – a poem by Nola Frazier
- Circle to the Right – Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
- We’re Going to Confetti Park! – Confetti Park Players
Also featured in this episode, a story called “The Lord’s Supper” by Ms. Chocolate and a music memory from Dirty Dozen saxophone player Roger Lewis.
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!
The radio program version launched on April 4, 2015 in New Orleans on WHIV FM and is supported by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, OffBeat magazine and Music Rising at Tulane University.
Current broadcast schedule:
- WHIV 102.3 FM in New Orleans every Saturday at 12 p.m. NOON
- KSLU 90.9 FM in Hammond every Sunday at 12 p.m. NOON
- WHYR 96.9 FM in Baton Rouge every Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
Community radio stations, interested in carrying Confetti Park? Contact Katy Ray.