Sheesham and Lotus
AD’s Notes:
I go ‘way back with these guys, and they need little introduction to the Ptbo crowd. Lotus played a regular gig at the MoHo back in the days when I was booker there, and it’s been a real pleasure to see him and Sheesham gain more success and notoriety in the North American music scene over the past couple of years.
Bio:
Sheesham Crowe and Lotus Wight (in real-lifeSam Allison and Teilhard Frost) met in Alabama, settled in Canada as musicians playing for old-time dances and gatherings. They kept running in to each other at almost every concert venue in North America, so they decided to combine firces and spread the joy of old-time rag-time, high steppin mountain music. They even give workshops in all instruments they play, plus hand pat percussion and flat foot clogging. They play their high energy music on almost anything you can blow, strum or tap. Sheesham let’s ‘er rip with fiddle, bones, harmonica, footstepping, vocals, gourd banjo and jaw-harp hambone. Lotus is brilliant on banjo, bass harmonica, jaw harp, vocals, ukelele, gourd banjo, guitar, hambone. Once they start playing, you won’t be able to stay in your seats!
