Our interview continues with ~The
Children ~ Sharing Insight and Talent! ~ The Next Generation Leahy
For this “INSIDE SCOOP”
with Doug
Leahy and his family at their homestead farm in Lakefield for a “family
interview”, we thought we would profile the children.
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| The Next Generation Leahy At Home with Ontario Festivals Visited |
~ 12 year old Adele enjoys the
classical piano and from that she has learned to be extremely disciplined. She
shares with us that the “magic happens”
during the creative collaboration. Adele
learns by “ear training” and enjoys
composing. She tells us that she likes to tell her own story, with uniqueness emphasized;
she says she “just knows”. She is
extremely talented playing the cello, piano, step dancing, vocals, enjoys baking,
like the Toronto Maple Leafs; and in
school, embraces math.
We asked Adele, being the oldest child, if she felt a responsibility to
inspire the younger kids. She does feel the need to protective them and tells
us that it isn’t easy ~ you just can not stand there on the side-lines. She
likes to “engage” with the other
kids. She is excited to show, embrace the nature of fun and likes to join in
with the younger siblings! Adele
started playing the cello at a very young age, as Mom tells us, Adele used to use steak knives to
practice.
~ 11 year old Gregory loves to build
and fix just about anything with his hands. He enjoys playing the fiddle,
accordion, piano, step dancing and vocals. Gregory
shares with us that he learned to play on the “internet”, through “Skype”.
Playing the French Accordion takes a
great deal of concentration, but, Gregory
practices a lot and is very talented. He now is teaching other children and
sharing in what he has learned, through “Skype”
and on-line internet. Gregory likes
the farm work, ride horses, cattle and looking after them.
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| The Next Generation Leahy Westben Arts Festival Theatre Ontario Festivals Visited ~ Interview |
~ 9 year old Angus loves to play any
sports and playing the fiddle, piano, step dancing, and vocals.
~ 7 year old Cecilia is quite the card
shark! I would have to think that entertaining an audience might be the
catalyst for this skill. She too loves playing the fiddle, piano, step dancing,
and vocals.
~ 6 year old Joseph is found farming
with his Dad (24/7), except when he too is playing the fiddle, piano, step dancing,
and singing. Joseph also enjoys soccer and sports in general. They were keen to
show off their “golf swings” in the
front yard just before we left.
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| Evelyn "hamming it up" with the boys The Next Generation Leahy Ontario Festivals Visited ~ Interview |
~ 4 year old Evelyn loves to create new dance steps and “tunes” on the piano. At the Westben Arts Festival Theatre she “stole the show” with her sweet smile,
great charm and humor! The young entertainer did not “miss a beat”!
Stay tuned for great insights and more “INSIDE
SCOOP” with The Next Generation Leahy ~ “Get in the
Game”! ~ “Practice, Practice, Practice”! In the meantime, we
welcome you to follow Doug Leahy and The Next Generation Leahy
at http://www.dougleahy.com/home.html.
Their 2015 Tour Schedule is available as they journey across North America.
