Leahy (lay-hee) 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 and PBS audiences were captivated by Leahy’s third television special in 2008. Leahy has crisscrossed the United States and Canada for several years, exposing new audiences to their family of instrumentalists, singers, and dancers who bring 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 anything out there.
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.
Hi Leahys, Greetings from Minnesota. Have enjoyed frequent showings of your Live concert on cable TV here in the Twin Cities. It is truly wonderful to see the musical interaction of your beautiful family. See that you have an ambitious travel schedule in December before Christmas. Prayers for your safe journey to the concerts and home again. Happy to be your friend. God Bless, Ron Colby The Platte Valley Boys
