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Music Medley: Counting Things
Read more: Music Medley: Counting Things1, 2, 3, 4, 5….10! Counting things! 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…
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Interview: Rich Collins of The Imagination Movers
Read more: Interview: Rich Collins of The Imagination MoversIn this episode of Confetti Park, Katy Ray interviews Rich Collins of the Imagination Movers. The Imagination Movers are one of the most famous kids’ music bands in the world, and they hail from New Orleans! From their website: “In 2003, four New Orleans friends – Rich Collins, Scott Durbin, Dave Poche and Scott “Smitty”…
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Music Medley: Stars & Stripes & Crabs
Read more: Music Medley: Stars & Stripes & CrabsConfetti 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: Yankee Doodle – The Swing Setters…
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Storytime: Footprints by Melinda Taliancich Falgoust
Read more: Storytime: Footprints by Melinda Taliancich FalgoustFar across the great wide world, where the sun melts into liquid gold, great Buddhas smile in their fancy temples and towering skyscrapers brush the clouds. And in a tiny house in a tiny town lives a tiny girl who dreams of doing something BIG! Thank you to Melinda Taliancich Falgoust of New Orleans, La.…
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Music Medley: Pelican’s Bill
Read more: Music Medley: Pelican’s BillConfetti 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: Swamp Stompin’ – Luther…
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Storytime: Kyser the Singing Schnauzer by Tommie Townsley
Read more: Storytime: Kyser the Singing Schnauzer by Tommie TownsleyMeet Kyser, a dog who loves to sing! Author Tommie Townsley of Lake Charles, La., narrates this fun tale written in rhyme, inspired by her own dear pet. Apparently, the real-life Kyser really can sing! The picture book is available through Tommie’s company, Kid’s Kajun Tales and Ally-Gator Book Bites. Written for 3-6 year olds,…
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How to talk to your kids about human trafficking, by Stephanie Hepburn
Read more: How to talk to your kids about human trafficking, by Stephanie HepburnThis is a special edition of Confetti Park. Stephanie Hepburn is a writer living in Louisiana. She is a weekly and monthly contributing writer to the New Orleans Times-Picayune and regularly contributes to other news outlets. Her most recent book, Human Trafficking Around the World: Hidden in Plain Sight, was released by Columbia University Press…
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Music Medley: Trains and Sheep
Read more: Music Medley: Trains and SheepConfetti 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: Choo Choo Boogaloo – Buckwheat Zydeco…
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Music Medley: Nacho Cheese & Snoballs
Read more: Music Medley: Nacho Cheese & SnoballsConfetti 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…
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Interview: Jayna Morgan & the Swing Setters swing kids music
Read more: Interview: Jayna Morgan & the Swing Setters swing kids musicIn this episode of Confetti Park, Katy Ray interviews jazz vocalist Jayna Morgan about her newest New Orleans band, the Swing Setters, a fun, energetic group that plays kids music jazz-style! (Is this a great name for a jazz band that plays kids music, or what?!) The Swing Setters truly fill a void in the New Orleans live…
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Have you seen the Okra Man?
Read more: Have you seen the Okra Man?Have you seen the Okra Man around New Orleans? Mr. Okra is a fruit and vegetable vendor who travels the city of New Orleans vending from his truck. His unmistakable call over his P.A. system—“I have cantaloupes! I have tomatoes!”—can be heard from blocks away, and people await him on their front porches so they can buy…
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Music Medley: Crawfish Time
Read more: Music Medley: Crawfish TimeConfetti 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: Get On Board – Buckwheat Zydeco High…
