Confetti Park Children's Workshop

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  • Music Memory from Leonard Service

    Music Memory from Leonard Service

    Leonard ServiceIn this episode of Confetti Park, we hear a childhood music memory from Leonard Service of Shreveport, Louisiana.

    Leonard plays mandolin and guitar regularly with different groups such as Slydell and the Slippery Slope, the New Levee Serenaders, Trashcan Jinga and more. He’s also a member of the Friends of Lead Belly.

    Leonard grew up in Lafayette and as a kid, he listened regularly to an evening radio show called “Night Rock” on KPEL. One night, he heard Jeff Beck’s cover of Charles Mingus’ “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat.”

    “I was just amazed. I’d never heard anything so moving, so beautiful,” recalls Leonard. “I saved up my money, and jumped on my bicycle, and went across town to Raccoon Records as soon as I could to buy me a copy of Jeff Beck Wired. I still have it.”

    Leonard also shares a fond memory of his grandmother’s singing in a little church in Vivian.

    “She sang so awful that it was just wonderful…. She loved the singing, and I loved listening to her.”

  • The Little Red Hen sung by Millie Calais Darby

    The Little Red Hen sung by Millie Calais Darby

    The Little Red Hen, illustrated by Florence White Williams.
    The Little Red Hen, illustrated by Florence White Williams.

    Millie Calais Darby, of Cecilia, La., sings for Confetti Park Storytime!

    She shares with us her beautiful rendition of The Little Red Hen, an old folk tale known by children of countless generations. It’s a sweet moral tale about what happens when you don’t step up to hard work and help your friends in need.

    When the little red hen finds a grain of wheat, she gives her barnyard friends many opportunities to help her plant, thresh, mill, and bake it into bread. But they won’t help her. Of course, they want to eat the delicious bread when it’s all baked up into warm goodness!

    What do you think will happen?

  • Storytime: Kyser the Singing Schnauzer by Tommie Townsley

    Storytime: Kyser the Singing Schnauzer by Tommie Townsley

    kyser-the-singing-schnauzerMeet 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, it is written in rhyme and rhythm.

    Kyser says, “Sing along with me, and you will see, it is so much fun, and when you are done—YOU CAN READ!”