Aug 19, 2016
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 order:
Wake-Y-Up-O - Kevin
Griffin
Birds Birdy, Tweet Tweet - Mr.
Christopher
Bullfrog - Louis Ray
Jack & Jill -
Confetti Park Players
Skip to My Lou - Swing
Setters
Farm - Imagination
Movers
Summit of Sound - Renzi
Center
Old Man - Leadbelly
A Rum Sum Sum - Judy Caplan
Ginsburgh
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Papillon
Also featured in this episode, a Louisiana folk tale called
The Little Louisiana Pine Tree, a music memory from
Shreveport musician Leonard
Service, and a poem from Confetti Park Player Hrilina
Ramrakhiani.
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.