Storytime: The Mardi Gras Tree by Melinda Taliancich Falgoust
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Happy Mardi Gras, everybody! Wherever you’re watching the parades– whether it’s out in the parishes, Slidell, Metairie or along beautiful St. Charles Avenue–chances are you will need some shade and respite after a long day of truck floats. Find a tree, have a rest, look around, and enjoy the show. And keep your eyes peeled for the Mardi Gras trees! You know the ones… they glitter like rainbows, dedicated as bead catchers by the people passing by. In this episode of Confetti Park, we hear the whimsical tale of by . “Laissez bon temps rouler! – let the good times roll!...
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Steve Scaffidi on why authors should self-publish their books—and advice on how to do it!
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In this episode of Confetti Park, we connect with the creative mind of Steven Scaffidi, a veteran of the entertainment industry.
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Storytime: Can We Take A Road Trip? By Papa Dude
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Summertime means road trips! In this episode of Confetti Park, we take a road trip with Papa Dude and his best friend Charlie Crab. They take us on a trip across America, and we get visit some of the most interesting and fun places the continental United States has to offer.
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Valerie James Abbott on the shocking realization that her two-year-old had hearing loss
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In this episode of Confetti Park, Katy Hobgood Ray interviews Valerie James Abbott, a mother whose journey with her own daughter's hearing loss inspired a children's book called Padapillo.
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Storytime – Padapillo by Valerie James Abbott
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In this episode of Confetti Park, we hear the children’s book Padapillo narrated by the author, Valerie James Abbott. Based on the true life events of the author and her family, Padapillo is the story of a family discovering the hearing loss of a child.
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Why He Carried the Turkey by James Baldwin
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A story of kindness and civility and humility for Thanksgiving Day
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Storytime: The Loup Garoup
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In this episode of Confetti Park Storytime, Kathleen Welch shares with us the legend of the Loup Garoup as found in Acadiana French-Canadian, Acadian, and Franco-American folklore.
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Confetti Park Storytime: Le Lutin
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In this episode of Confetti Park Storytime, we hear about Le Lutin, a fairytale figure and a trickster spirit! Contributor Kathleen Welch shares some of the legends about this hobgoblin who has a knack for pranking.
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Rosemary The Garden Fairy: The Early Bird
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For people who like watch birds, the early birder catches the bird!
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Confetti Park Storytime: Lucky Enough by Dr. Chris Yandle
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Narration by the author of a dad's daily notes of encouragement and life lessons to his daughter
info_outlineAhoy!!!! 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… that’s right around the corner!
Here are some songs of the piratical nature for ye to enjoy:
- Sensible Life of a Pirate - Imagination Movers
- Talk Like a Pirate - Jake & the NeverLand Pirates
- Watch out for the Pirates - Confetti Park Players
- Down by the Way - Andrew Best
- A Sailor Went to Sea - Johnette Downing
- Allons a Lafayette - Feufollet
- The Big Blue Sea - Danny O'Flaherty and Khaetidawne Quirk
- Sri Lanka Fisherman's Chant - Katherine Dines
First we have that grand kids band, the Imagination Movers of New Orleans, with "Sensible Life of a Pirate." And then a sensible lesson in Pirate talk for ya, as featured on that brigand show, Jake & the Never Land Pirates. How about those Confetti Park Players, the cutest pirates in all the land, with Watch out for the Pirates! (Enjoy this music video featuring the Confetti Park Players and the NOLA Pyrate Society, shot on location in Pirate's Alley in the French quarters of New Orleans.)
Sea Shanties
Argh, Mateys I hope you enjoy the song about sailors, too, by Louisiana pied piper Johnette Downing, and the camp favorite "Down by the Bay" by Memphis children's performer Andrew Best.
Then we go dancing, "Allons a Lafayette," by the Cajun band Feufollet, who started performing together as young buccaneers and are still traveling the high seas today. We also hear a song about that Big Blue Sea from Danny O'Flaherty, an Irishman who relocated to New Orleans (as many a good pirate will do), and then the beautiful "Sri Lanka Fisherman's Chant," performed by Katherine Dines, a fine fellow of the Children's Music Network.
This episode's Storytime feature is a delightful piratical tale from Bill Harley, the "Ballad of Dirty Joe."
I hope ye join me again — yer Mate Katy Hobgood Ray — for more wonderful children’s music from Confetti Park…. and remember to look for the magic in every day!
More about Confetti Park
The Confetti Park radio show streams online and airs in cities across the United States, made available to all community radio stations on the Pacifica Network. Check to see if your local community radio station carries it, and ask! Support for Confetti Park comes from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and Music Rising at Tulane University.
Visit Confetti Park at confettipark.com.