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Confetti Park

Confetti Park

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Confetti Park is a playground of magical music and stories spun in Louisiana. Showcasing songs that kids love, songs created for kids, and created by kids. Sparkling interviews, in-studio performances, delightful musical medleys, jokes, local author storytime, and a little surprise lagniappe make for an entertaining show! Created by Katy Hobgood Ray of New Orleans.

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Storytime: The Mardi Gras Tree by Melinda Taliancich Falgoust

Published: Feb. 28, 2022, 11:52 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 30 seconds

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Steve Scaffidi on why authors should self-publish their booksand advice on how to do it!

Published: July 28, 2021, 10:27 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 3 seconds

For decades Steven has worked in film and television\\u2014writing, directing, and producing. Based out of New Orleans, Steven has deep connections to the industry in South Louisiana, but his work extends nationally as well. From commercials for restaurants, furniture companies, lawyers, etc., to full length feature films, TV shows and gritty documentaries, Steven has a vast amount of experience, connections, and know-how.

Lately, he has turned this experience and wisdom to a new industry\\u2014that of children\\u2019s book publishing. And Steven has lots of fearless opinions about how to publish books in 2021.

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Storytime: Can We Take A Road Trip? By Papa Dude

Published: July 14, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 33 seconds

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Valerie James Abbott on the shocking realization that her two-year-old had hearing loss

Published: June 13, 2021, 5:45 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 25 seconds

Parents should be aware that hearing loss in young children can go undetected for quite a while. Do you know the signs?

"My daughter Bridget passed her newborn screening test at the hospital when she was born," Valerie tells Katy Hobgood Ray, host of Confetti Park. "It wasn\'t until she was about two-and-a-half years old\\u2014she\'d been in preschool for six months\\u2014when the teacher said, \'Are you concerned with her speech?\' And I said, \'Not really.\' Yes, she was using strange words and language but we assumed that it was in the range of what\'s normal."

In fact, it wasn\'t....

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Storytime Padapillo by Valerie James Abbott

Published: May 28, 2021, 6:04 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 18 seconds

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Why He Carried the Turkey by James Baldwin

Published: Nov. 26, 2020, 10:22 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 16 seconds

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Storytime: The Loup Garoup

Published: Oct. 24, 2020, 5:53 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 36 seconds

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Confetti Park Storytime: Le Lutin

Published: Aug. 29, 2020, 3:22 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 58 seconds

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.

Le lutin could change his appearance whenever he wanted. So you never know when you are seeing a lutin. But legends say his natural form was a little man with a long beard. He was especially fond of children and horses.

According to the Houma, Louisiana newspaper, "If you\\u2019ve ever lost your car keys or misplaced one of your socks, you just may have been pranked by a lutin."

Some stories are darker. This tale of Le Lutin, from an 1870 text from France called The Fairy Mythology by Thomas Knightly, says:

The other legend named Le Lutin tells how seven little boys, regardless of the warnings of their old grandmother, would go out at night on various affairs. As they went along a pretty little black horse came up to them, and they all were induced to mount on his back. When they met any of their playmates they invited them also to mount, and the back of the little horse, stretched so that at last he had on him not less than thirty little boys. He then made with all speed for the sea, and plunging into it with them they were all drowned.

So, how to get rid of a lutin if one of these little hobgoblins is plaguing you? According to Knightly:

"The best way, it is said, to banish a Lutin who haunts a house, is to scatter flax-seed in the room that he most frequents. His love of neatness and regularity will not allow him to let it lie there, and he soon gets tired of picking it up, and so be goes away."

Thanks to Kathleen Welch for sharing this bit of French folklore. She gives credit to The Red Housewife Blogspot.

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Rosemary The Garden Fairy: The Early Bird

Published: Aug. 21, 2020, 8:43 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds

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Confetti Park Storytime: Lucky Enough by Dr. Chris Yandle

Published: March 1, 2020, 7:18 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 22 seconds

In this episode of Confetti Park Storytime, we hear some sweet excerpts from Lucky Enough: A Year of a Dad's Daily Notes of Encouragement and Life Lessons to His Daughter, in the voice of the author Dr. Chris Yandle.

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Storytime: Sometimes Even Elephants Forget by Kathleen Welch

Published: Feb. 15, 2020, 2:36 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 5 seconds

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Storytime: Samuel Morse, That's Who! by Tracy Nelson Maurer

Published: Jan. 27, 2020, 3:56 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes

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Storytime: The Opossums Tale - A folk tale narrated by Janneke van der Molen

Published: April 6, 2019, 8:45 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 36 seconds

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Storytime: The Littlest Engine That Could By Justin Wilson

Published: Dec. 16, 2018, 6 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 54 seconds

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Music Medley: Pizza on Earth

Published: Dec. 12, 2018, 6:55 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 28 seconds

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Music Medley: Snow Bank

Published: Dec. 2, 2018, midnight
Duration: 4 minutes 16 seconds

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Music Medley - A Pirates High Cs

Published: Sept. 17, 2018, 12:51 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 40 seconds

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Panorama of South Louisiana, by Gypsy Damaris Boston

Published: Sept. 8, 2018, 6:16 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 2 seconds

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Storytime: Lafitte's Restless Ghost

Published: Sept. 8, 2018, 6:13 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 43 seconds

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Storytime: The Adventure of House Mouse by Iran & Henryelle Martin

Published: Sept. 1, 2018, 2 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 47 seconds

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Music Medley: Cows Go Moo

Published: June 30, 2018, 4:59 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 50 seconds

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Music Medley: 7-8-9

Published: June 16, 2018, 3:33 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 55 seconds

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Storytime - Fair Weather Friend

Published: June 2, 2018, 5:39 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 34 seconds

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Charlie Bush recalls the earliest days of his lifelong relationship with music

Published: May 15, 2018, 3:08 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 51 seconds

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Music Medley of Kids Music: Grizzly & Harp

Published: May 12, 2018, 6:26 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 8 seconds

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Storytime: Little Orphan Annie Ledbetter, the Laughing Dog

Published: April 20, 2018, 3:59 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 21 seconds

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Storytime: The Adventures Of The Swamp Kids A Dog Named Cat By Leif Pedersen

Published: April 10, 2018, 11:16 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds

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Music Medley: Ice Cream Scream!

Published: March 7, 2018, 5:17 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 17 seconds

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Music Medley: Okra Man

Published: Feb. 24, 2018, 4:24 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 1 second

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Music Medley: Milk Dud

Published: Feb. 16, 2018, 11:25 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 27 seconds

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Confetti Park: Mardi Gras Indians, Brass Bands, Piano Profs!

Published: Feb. 10, 2018, 5:19 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 39 seconds

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Music Medley: Gummy Bears (A Mardi Gras Mix)

Published: Feb. 2, 2018, 9:17 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 31 seconds

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Music Medley: Time Flies

Published: Dec. 29, 2017, 4:40 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 54 seconds

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Music Medley: Mississippi Fishing

Published: Dec. 11, 2017, 6:34 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds

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Storytime: Louis Lion When It Gets Dark, I May Start Cryin by Cindy Foust

Published: Nov. 22, 2017, 3 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 28 seconds

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Animator Deborah A. Anderson discusses black hair, illustrations, and animations

Published: Oct. 28, 2017, 3:02 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 3 seconds

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Music Medley: Honey Comb

Published: Oct. 20, 2017, 5:08 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 1 second

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Music Medley: Candles Out

Published: Oct. 3, 2017, midnight
Duration: 5 minutes 51 seconds

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Music Medley: Smelly Pup

Published: Sept. 8, 2017, 9:10 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 5 seconds

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Storytime: Brer Rabbit and the Peanut Patch by Dianne de Las Casas

Published: Aug. 24, 2017, 6:34 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 29 seconds

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Music Medley: Spider & the Firefly

Published: Aug. 15, 2017, 9:01 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 29 seconds

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Music Medley: Zeros & Eights

Published: Aug. 7, 2017, 7:02 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 47 seconds

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Music Medley: Grandpa T-Rex

Published: July 29, 2017, 2 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 54 seconds

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Music Medley: To Catch a Squirrel

Published: July 24, 2017, 12:58 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 6 seconds

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Storytime: God from A to Z by Robin House

Published: July 15, 2017, 2 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 28 seconds

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Storytime: The Black Hair Alphabet by Deborah A. Anderson

Published: July 2, 2017, 6:55 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 28 seconds

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Storytime: Juju the Good Voodoo by Michelle Hirstius

Published: June 24, 2017, 6:52 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 23 seconds

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Storytime: The Fairy Fox of Bossier by Iran Martin

Published: June 17, 2017, 4:48 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 4 seconds

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Storytime: Patti Pig, Please Clean Your Digs by Cindy Foust

Published: June 10, 2017, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 30 seconds

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Music Medley: Dino Mania

Published: May 19, 2017, 6:56 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 47 seconds

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A music memory from Charlotte Hunter, who worked at a radio station to buy a guitar

Published: May 19, 2017, 6:38 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 17 seconds

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Storytime: Alycat and the Thursday Dessert Day by Alysson Foti Bourque

Published: May 12, 2017, 5:53 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 4 seconds

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Students at Arden Cahill Academy share their love of Louisiana culture

Published: May 1, 2017, 2 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 39 seconds

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Music Medley: Pink Carnation

Published: April 28, 2017, 4:34 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 34 seconds

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Music Medley: Pirates on the Deck

Published: April 21, 2017, 5:58 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 24 seconds

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Andreas Sahar shares about a musical childhood and following the call

Published: April 16, 2017, 6 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes

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Rosemary the Garden Fairy: How does your garden grow?

Published: April 9, 2017, 4:15 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds

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New Orleans comedian Mike Strecker publishes a joke book for kids

Published: April 5, 2017, 5:06 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 30 seconds

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Music Medley Beets at the Door

Published: March 23, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 7 seconds

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Storytime: To Dream of Dancing: Desdemona's Dreams by Z.W. Mohr

Published: March 9, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 12 seconds

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Music Medley: Desert Snow Man

Published: March 4, 2017, 10 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 55 seconds

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Music Medley: Worm in My Apple

Published: Feb. 25, 2017, 3 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 21 seconds

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Music Medley - Lettuce In!

Published: Feb. 18, 2017, 3:51 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 42 seconds

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Storytime: The Beavers Tale of Greed narrated by Iran Martin

Published: Feb. 18, 2017, 12:12 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 20 seconds

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Music Medley: Dickory Dock

Published: Feb. 11, 2017, 12:44 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 32 seconds

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Trombonist David Phy recalls turning sheet music for the church organist--his dad

Published: Feb. 7, 2017, 10:39 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 18 seconds

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Music Medley: A Dog & a Dictionary

Published: Feb. 4, 2017, 3:57 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 16 seconds

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Music Medley: Frog on a Lily Pad

Published: Jan. 28, 2017, 10:41 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 25 seconds

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Storytime: Diamonds in the Rough1800s Memories of Minnie Carter

Published: Jan. 23, 2017, 10:28 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 14 seconds

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Music Medley: Royal Bees

Published: Jan. 21, 2017, 3:18 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 33 seconds

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A Christmas Music Medley from Louisiana: Snow & Tell

Published: Dec. 24, 2016, 4:11 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 45 seconds

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Storytime: Juju saves Christmas in da Bayou by Michelle Hirstius

Published: Dec. 24, 2016, 3:04 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 55 seconds

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Rosemary the Garden Fairy: The lovely, giving amaryllis

Published: Dec. 18, 2016, 6:07 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 3 seconds

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Music Medley: Lights Turn Red

Published: Dec. 14, 2016, 6:26 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds

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A Cajun French glossary by Carrie Delatte

Published: Dec. 3, 2016, 6:33 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 2 seconds

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Storytime: Coming Up Cajun by Carrie Delatte

Published: Dec. 3, 2016, 6:29 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 45 seconds

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"Go for it!" Crystal Thomas shares a funny childhood music memory about gumption

Published: Nov. 16, 2016, 7:57 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 14 seconds

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Rosemary the Garden Fairy: Grow a time-telling garden

Published: Nov. 6, 2016, 12:29 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 1 second

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Validating a childs talent can set them on a lifelong musical journey

Published: Nov. 4, 2016, 6:33 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 17 seconds

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Storytime: Juju Meets the Rougaroo by Michelle Hirstius

Published: Oct. 26, 2016, 1 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 19 seconds

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Music Medley: Whos at the Door?

Published: Oct. 20, 2016, 1 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 58 seconds

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How the Jackson 5 brought two different people together in Shreveport

Published: Oct. 10, 2016, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 36 seconds

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Storytime: Foolish John, A Louisiana Folktale narrated by Ted Lindsay

Published: Oct. 3, 2016, 5:28 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 6 seconds

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Introducing Rosemary the Garden Fairys weekly gardening segments for kids!

Published: Sept. 30, 2016, 3:03 p.m.
Duration: 59 seconds

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Interview with Ol' Chumbucket, co-creator of Talk Like a Pirate Day

Published: Sept. 18, 2016, 5:23 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 43 seconds

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Storytime: Dem Bones by David Ray (narrated by Chris Lane)

Published: Sept. 18, 2016, 1:09 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 56 seconds

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Interview with Kid Chef Eliana about her foodie inspirations & aspirations

Published: Sept. 14, 2016, 12:18 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 34 seconds

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Interview with Lashon Daley, author of the Mr. Okra story book!

Published: Sept. 10, 2016, 1 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 55 seconds

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Jimmy Caskey's lifelong fascination with recorded music

Published: Sept. 7, 2016, 4:11 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds

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Storytime Mr. Okra Sells Fresh Fruits & Vegetables by Lashon Daley

Published: Sept. 3, 2016, 2 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 37 seconds

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Storytime: Ten Little Crawfish by Melinda Falgoust

Published: Aug. 26, 2016, 2 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 2 seconds

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Music Medley - Up Hill, Down Hill

Published: Aug. 19, 2016, 2 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 50 seconds

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Thanksgiving playlists make beautiful music memories for Rich CollinsIt's a childhood music memory from Rich Collins, a founder and front man for one of the most popular children's music groups in the world, the<strong> <a href="http://www.imaginationmove

Published: Aug. 14, 2016, 6:12 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds

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Storytime: The Adventures of the Swamp Kids - The Missing Chord

Published: Aug. 5, 2016, 10:20 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 4 seconds

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John Doheny fondly recalls jamming cartoon theme songs as a kid

Published: July 29, 2016, 4:23 a.m.
Duration: 49 seconds

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Bruce Sunpie Barnes: The magic of my fathers music

Published: July 19, 2016, 2 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute

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Storytime: Adolpheaux, the Adventurous Dolphin by Tommie Townsley

Published: July 9, 2016, 9:12 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 14 seconds

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A childhood music memory from Ms. Chocolate about spirituals

Published: July 3, 2016, 8:13 p.m.
Duration: 52 seconds

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Music Memory from Daniele Spadavecchia

Published: June 20, 2016, 7:24 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 45 seconds

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Storytime: Her Royal Majesty, the Superhero Bride of Frankenstein by Melinda Taliancich Falgoust

Published: June 13, 2016, 11:19 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 35 seconds

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Music Memory from Randy Guynes

Published: May 28, 2016, 1 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds

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Storytime: Lophi Learns To Fly

Published: May 21, 2016, 12:12 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 3 seconds

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Music Memory from Cameron Meshell

Published: May 15, 2016, midnight
Duration: 43 seconds

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Storytime: Little Laveau, a magical bedtime story by Erin Rovin

Published: April 29, 2016, 8:02 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 19 seconds

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Music Memory from clarinetist Doreen Ketchens

Published: April 22, 2016, midnight
Duration: 1 minute 4 seconds

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