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 celebrates the mighty bee! The songs also showcase a diversity of Louisiana musical styles.
Songs featured in this episode, in order:
We’re Going to Confetti Park – Confetti Park Players
Be My Honey Bee – Greg Schatz
Busy Beeline – Johnette Downing and the Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Three Little Birds – Renzi Center Kids
Bumble Bee – Ginger & the Bee and the Confetti Park Players
Sugar “Shuga” Bee – Papillon
Animal Planet – a poem by Marcus Page
How Doth the Little Busy Bee – Isaac Watts, narrated by Louis Ray
Twenty Bees – Johnette Downing
Also featured in this episode: A misadventure in beekeeping by Louisiana beekeeper Dan Hobgood for Confetti Park Storytime. He shares a true story from his childhood:
Marcus Page shares a poem called “Animal Planet.”
And Confetti Park Player Louis Ray narrates a poem about bees written by Isaac Watts.
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 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.
- WHYR 96.9 FM in Baton Rouge every Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
- KSLU 90.9 FM in Hammond every Sunday at 12 p.m.
Community radio stations, interested in carrying Confetti Park? Contact Katy Ray.