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Leahy (LAY-he): noun, verb, adjective.
A family. A musical group of brothers and sisters, a sound, a
style of music, a way of life, a volcanic explosion of talent and
energy, intense emotion, and feral passion.
Leahy is a Canadian powerhouse of eight musical brothers and sisters who
have been playing together their entire lives. The band’s three
acclaimed CDs—Leahy, Lakefield, and In All Things—have world-wide sales
of over half a million copies.
The family continues to move forward as musicians and performers. Winter
2007 saw them release their first ever live DVD and CD. PBS
audiences are currently watching Leahy’s third television special. They
are also in the midst of working on their second DVD and live CD, which
are to be released in 2008. On their recent American tour, new
audiences learned that this family of instrumentalists, singers, and
dancers brings a rare level of originality and musicianship to the
stage. This originality includes music that Leahy writes, arranges, and
produces. Known for their unique blend of musical styles and genres,
their repertoire is more distinct than ever.
All that audiences need to do to understand the style that has
come to be known as “Leahy” is look at their awards—Junos for Best New
Group, Best Country Group, and Best Instrumental Album, the most played
folk/roots song in Canada in 2004 and the Socan award for Folk/Jazz
instrumentalist the following year. Their self-titled album
rose to number four on the Billboard world music charts and found its
way onto the soundtrack of the award-winning movie The Hanging Garden.
On stage Leahy brought 175 audiences to their feet when they opened for
pop-star Shania Twain on her inaugural world tour.
Leahy brings their whole being to each and every performance. Their life
story reads like a Hollywood movie; a large family raised without a
television on a farm in the small town of Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. In
fact, their life story was so compelling that it became the subject of
an Oscar winning documentary—The Leahys: Music Most of All. The
film foretold the success that would follow.
Pure, authentic—Leahy continues to be one of Canada’s most sought after
exports.
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Presented In Conjunction With Landshark Entertainment & NCBPAC.
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