Excerpt from THE TORONTO STAR
By Pat Brennan.

LAKEFIELD-Utah has the Osmonds and Austria has the Von Trapps, but Canada has the Leahy Family. Not only do the 11 Leahy children easily outnumber the Osmonds and Von Trapps, both of which were limited to 7, but they can probably outperform them as well.

This unique musical group started 19 years ago, and a pretty little step dancer named Julia MacDonell asked Frank Leahy and his fiddle to stand in for her missing back up man at a step dance competition. Julie won the competition and fell in love with Frank and their love for each other, and for music produced the amazing musical Leahy children. Despite their wide claim and heavy schedule of appearances, the children still have daily chores in the farm. In the rambling farmhouse, there is scarcely room for the over hundred trophies and plaques, Leahy family has won a musical festival in athletic events. They are professional entertainers, and that requires plenty of rehearsal, although this family doesn’t practice music, they live it. Vivian, Murphy and associates of Toronto handles the
bookings which include regular appearances at the worlds largest annual fair, the Canadian national exhibition.

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There is much more to the Leahy family, then the local joke about having a child in every grade at the village school. This fiddling, step, dancing, singing, piano, playing family has appeared on national television, and travel to Ireland twice on tour. The Leahy’s received rave reviews from the press wherever they appear. It is an emotional moment when Frank and his wife Julie join the children on stage to receive a spontaneous ovation. This is their first album. Donnell age 13 does all the filling except for “Erin‘s Waltz’ when 6 year old Erin steps into solo and then is joined by the rest of the ensemble. The Leahy‘s are indeed, the most delightful and unique family musical group that has ever appeared on stage in Canada. They guarantee to please everyone as they fiddle, sing, and step dance their way into your hearts.