SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — The Leahy family brings their distinct brand of Canadian Celtic/folk music to the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside on April 20.
Over the course of their career, Leahy has secured a place as one of the country’s most highly regarded progressive folk-roots bands. Their emergence on the Canadian music scene with their chart-topping instrumental single “Call to Dance”, introduced audiences to a new way of accessing a uniquely Canadian music genre.
“We’re excited to welcome Leahy to Harbourfront this spring,” says Kieran Keller, Harbourfront’s executive director. “Last summer, their brother and sister-in-law, Donnell Leahy and Natalie MacMaster, performed here and blew our audience away. The whole Leahy family is just overflowing with talent.”
The “Leahy sound” – a combination of strong stride piano, unique bass guitar and drumming styles along with driving rhythm guitar – was the foundation from which wildly talented fiddle led instrumentals and vocals were launched to mainstream music listeners. Leahy would go on to win three Juno Awards and receive countless accolades for their dynamic and powerful performances.
To date Leahy has sold more than half a million albums worldwide andbeen featured in three PBS television specials. As well as touring extensively throughout Canada, the U.S. and Europe in support of three acclaimed records, the band openedfor fellow Canadian, Shania Twain, throughout her Come On Over tour.
Since early 2017, Leahy has been back in the studio recording new music with the focus on songs and the band’s original song-writing and instrumental compositions.
