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A Decade of High Seas & Harmony
Read more: A Decade of High Seas & HarmonyCelebrating 10 Years of Family Pyrate Day! Ahoy, families and friends! At Confetti Park, we believe that childhood should be filled with magic, music, and adventure. That’s why our hearts are full as we announce a very special milestone: This year marks 10 years since we held the first Family Pyrate Day in Algiers Point!…
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Music Medley: A Pirate’s High C’s
Read more: Music Medley: A Pirate’s High C’sAhoy!!!! Welcome to Confetti Park, a magical place full of music and stories for children. Aye, You’ll hear lots of songs from the Mississippi delta and beyond as we hear an amazing variety of American music for scurvy buccaneers! This week we are celebrating International Talk Like a Pirate Day! It’s held on September 19… avast……
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Storytime: Lafitte’s Restless Ghost narrated by Ted Lindsay
Read more: Storytime: Lafitte’s Restless Ghost narrated by Ted LindsayYou’ve heard of Pirate Jean Lafitte, a French pirate who gained infamy in the bays and swamps off the Gulf of Mexico. He lived from 17080-1823. He is often featured in tales of treasure hunters and is part of many legends from Louisiana and Texas. Here is one that takes place in Laport, off the…
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Music Medley: Pirates on the Deck
Read more: Music Medley: Pirates on the DeckConfetti 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, inspired by life here Louisiana. This medley of kids music shows the diversity of our state sound. Songs featured in this episode, in order: When I Grow Up –…
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Scenes from Family Pyrate Day
Read more: Scenes from Family Pyrate Day[View the story “There be Pirates in NOLA!” on Storify]
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Family Pyrate Day in Old Algiers Point on Saturday, March 25
Read more: Family Pyrate Day in Old Algiers Point on Saturday, March 25Family Pyrate Day in Old Algiers Point Treasures from the Point and Family Pyrate Day – Saturday, March 25 The Confetti Kids Treasures from the Point porch sale starting at 8 a.m. will be followed by a day-long family-friendly celebration of pirate culture hosted by Confetti Kids & the NOLA Pyrates starting at 11 a.m. in Algiers Point…
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There be pirates in Algiers Point!
Read more: There be pirates in Algiers Point!Family Pyrate Day is upon us! Treasures from the Point and Family Pyrate Day – Saturday, March 25 Rain or shine! The Confetti Kids Treasures from the Point porch sale will be followed by a day-long family-friendly celebration of pirate culture hosted by Confetti Kids & the NOLA Pyrates Join Confetti Kids, Confetti Park and our mates of…
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Interview with Ol’ Chumbucket, co-creator of Talk Like a Pirate Day
Read more: Interview with Ol’ Chumbucket, co-creator of Talk Like a Pirate DayIn this episode of Confetti Park, Katy Hobgood Ray interviews Ol’ Chumbucket, the co-creator of International Talk Like a Pirate Day on September 19. Chumbucket, also known as John Baur in certain circles, lives in New Orleans today (he has lived in many places including the Virgin Islands) and spends much of his time traveling the pirate…
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Watch Out for the Pirates – the music video!
Read more: Watch Out for the Pirates – the music video!Enjoy this music video for “Watch Out for the Pirates” featuring the Confetti Park Players and the NOLA Pyrates, filmed on location in Pirates Alley in the French Quarter, New Orleans, La. (Additional footage from Mardi Gras 2016.) This catchy pirate tune was written by Greg Schatz, a fabulous and prolific songwriter living in New…
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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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Pirate Video Shoot
Read more: Pirate Video ShootToday the Confetti Park Players had an awesome time shooting a video for a feature song of our upcoming CD, We’re Going to Confetti Park. The song, called “Watch Out for the Pirates,” was written by Greg Schatz and Katy Ray. What better way to illustrate the song than with NEW ORLEANS PIRATES? This weekend…