Artist:Leahy
Song:The Call to Dance
Album:Leahy
Leahy is a family group who had success in their native Canada with their energetic brand of Celtic music. Their 1996 album Leahy went Platinum in Canada. They are from the Eastern Ontario town of Lakefield. When they started out in the 80s, they were known as The Leahy Family. They released three albums. One was for RCA Canada. They sold them at their concerts. They relaunched themselves as Leahy with the 1996 album Leahy on Virgin Records in Canada and Narada in the US. The album is instrumental though vocals are part of the band. As I said, Leahy is a family group led by fiddler Donnell Leahy. He is married to fiddler Natalie MacMaster. The other fiddlers are Angus and Doug Leahy. Erin Leahy plays piano and guitar. Maria Leahy plays guitar and banjo. Siobheann Leahy plays bass. Frank Leahy plays drums. The step dancing in the video is by Agnes Leahy. She is currently not touring with the band. There are eleven siblings so they come and go. The video for The Call to Dance was played on MuchMusic and that got Leahy radio airplay mostly on Adult Contemporary and Country radio. The album was certified Platinum in Canada. The Call to Dance was written by Cape Breton musician Howie MacDonald. This album is available as a budget CD. Leahy released three albums on Virgin/Narada followed by a 2006 live album. They self released the album Good Water in 2021. Leahy is still a popular live act across Canada. Here's the video for The Call to Dance by Leahy.
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