Next Generation Leahy

Next Generation Leahy gives another meaning to family entertainment as the sibling band performs in Hoover Auditorium on Friday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m.

The Leahy siblings, ages 14-22, are all accomplished multi-instrumentalists whose live performances are filled with high-energy, infectious music. The group features Adele (fiddle, piano, step-dance, vocals), Gregory (drums, fiddle, accordion, piano, step-dance, vocals), Angus (guitar, fiddle, piano, step-dance, vocals), Cecilia (fiddle, piano, step-dance, vocals), Joseph (accordion, bass, fiddle, step-dance, piano, vocals) and Evelyn (vocals, bass, fiddle, step-dance, piano).

Not content to play only the music of their Celtic heritage, these young Canadian musicians explore many genres of music and pull influences from far and wide. Fiddle, cello, French accordion, singing, piano and French-Canadian step-dancing serve to bring their unique style of music to life.

For the last several years, Next Generation Leahy has performed across North America and shared the stage with the likes of The Chieftains, We Banjo 3, The Tenors and Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy.

The drive to create music is powerful within each of the six Leahy children, whose dynamic live performances have been described as “astounding” and “breathtaking.”