Leahy: Classifying the Canadian Powerhouse

by Elana Siegel
Marketing and Communications Intern

The only easily classifiable part of Leahy, a Canadian act coming to the theater on May 4, is that the eight members are all brothers and sisters raised in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. I can't tell you what each member's role is, because they all step dance and play multiple instruments. I can't tell you exactly what genre they use, because their style is a unique blend of Scottish, Irish, French-Canadian and Cape Brenton styles. Even more unclassifiable is their act. They mix step dancing,

impressive traditional fiddling,

and novelty acts,

and sometimes they put them all together into one number:

I can't classify the group, but I think that its blend of genres, styles, and acts makes the show exciting and fun. I can tell you that it is an impressive and energetic mix, grounded in the talents of one family.