Lotus Wight aka Sam Allison & the music of Leon & 20th Americana

Lotus Wight Banjo and Guitar

Bruce MacKinnon on Clarinet!

Lotus Wight arrived in Canada in a basket at the age of 18 months and grew up in downtown Toronto in the midst of three separate families that included multiple ethnicities and religious backgrounds. The musical character of Lotus Wight brings together a decades-long distillation of both his diverse upbringing and the essential elements of American music; ingenuity, diversity, conflict, soul, wit, sweat and tears.

To witness a performance by Lotus Wight is equal in marvel to the reading of a good book which you absolutely cannot put down. His passion for the music shines through every string and every phrase as he manages to captivate his audience in a fashion rarely witnessed in today’s musical age. -Meredith Moon-Recording Artist-Compass Records, Nashville

Lotus Wight plays banjo, guitar, jaw-harp and contra-bass harmoniphoneum. His original songs are celebrated as timeless works of art. Wight’s repertoire of old songs from the American cannon is painstakingly curated to surprise and delight, and he captivates his audience with humor and music.