Leahy Issues "Call to Dancers" for Paramount Performance

Media Contact:

Kristen Gleason
Director of Marketing
The Paramount Theater
215 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.979.1922 ext. 103
kristen@theparamount.net

For Immediate Release

February 20, 2008

Canadian recording artists Leahy are calling out to all young dancers in the Charlottesville area with a contest awarding one local dancer a chance to perform on The Paramount’s stage during their upcoming concert on Sunday, March 9. The deserving dancer will have the unique opportunity to dance with the band during their award-winning song “The Call to Dance.” In addition, the winning dancer will receive four tickets to the show and copies of Leahy’s new live CD and DVD.

Young people who have any level of experience in any “traditional” style of dance -- such as clog, Irish, Highland, step-dancing or tap -- are invited to enter this exciting contest. The winning dancer must be available for a brief rehearsal with the band on the afternoon of the performance (Sunday, March 9).

Dancers should submit a short paragraph of no more than 100 words explaining why they should be “called to dance.” Lite Rock Z95.1 Morning Show Host Jay Lopez will select the winning entry.

Entries must be emailed to info@theparamount.net before midnight on Sunday, March 2. Please include name, address, and a daytime phone number where the dancer or a parent may be reached. The winner will be will be notified by phone on Tuesday, March 5.

Leahy is a Canadian powerhouse of eight musical brothers and sisters who have been making music together their entire lives. This family of instrumentalists, singers, and dancers brings a rare level of originality and musicianship to the stage, with fiddle-driven music combining a diverse range of Celtic, country, classical, and pop styles.

The band’s three acclaimed CDs -- Leahy, Lakefield, and In All Things -- have world-wide sales of over half a million copies. Winter 2007 saw the release of their first-ever live DVD and CD. Their third television special is currently airing on PBS, and a second DVD and live CD are due for release in 2008.

Tickets for Leahy’s Paramount Theater concert on Sunday, March 9 are $40.50, $43.50, $46.50, and $51.50. Half-price student rush tickets and group discounts are also available.

Tickets are available online or through The Paramount’s Box Office at 434.979.1333.

For more information about Leahy, please visit www.leahymusic.com.