WEBVTT 00:01:23.458 --> 00:01:32.667 - And a very friendly, but she was a dreamer With hopes for a better chance of resurrection In a slightly 00:01:32.667 --> 00:01:41.522 - better place Bon voyage, felicidades, in my face! Burn your books and drink your tears I've held my 00:01:41.522 --> 00:01:51.262 - tongue for years and years She speaks to the Holy Ghost Боже, спаси царя! As we laugh and we cry 00:01:52.162 --> 00:01:53.726 - as we hold our hands. 00:04:56.034 --> 00:05:04.538 - It's so good to be here on a Friday night. I've never been to Bloomington before, so I'm very excited 00:05:04.538 --> 00:05:13.208 - to play for you all. Thank you, thank you for having us. Lotus, 33 years. Me and Lotus share one thing, 00:05:13.208 --> 00:05:19.294 - we have been alive for 33 years. So we got that going for us, all right. 00:09:48.674 --> 00:09:57.899 - Thank you so much, everyone. By the way, there's like a lot of room in front of us. Should the spirit 00:09:57.899 --> 00:10:07.215 - move you? Or the beat? Or Bucky's hat? You know, any of those and all of those things. Please, please, 00:10:07.215 --> 00:10:14.270 - I would love to see you on the dance floor. Anybody here speaks Russian? Wow. 00:10:14.818 --> 00:10:21.948 - Okay, I thought I'm gonna get away with making a bunch of mistakes in my own lyrics tonight. Maybe not. 00:10:21.948 --> 00:10:28.805 - Maybe not. Just kidding. You don't know the lyrics anyway. I can make all the mistakes. Anyway, the 00:10:28.805 --> 00:10:35.729 - song that we just played is called Zhenshina and it means woman. And it's my homage to all the women 00:10:35.729 --> 00:10:42.174 - in the world who want to be what they want to be and not what somebody else wants them to be. 00:10:47.522 --> 00:10:55.271 - It's 2026 and I can't believe that I have to sing about this. Okay, we're going to play some new songs 00:10:55.271 --> 00:11:02.870 - for you now, okay? All right. These ones are going to be from our newest album that we just released 00:11:02.870 --> 00:11:06.782 - yesterday, Bucky Wenko and the Legend of Baba Yaga. 00:11:44.770 --> 00:11:52.530 - the bottleneck saloon. He awoke the sleeping cowboys with the whippin' spurs and shotgun hits it. Tell 00:11:52.530 --> 00:12:00.592 - me how it feels when I'm cutting you. You can burn that mother down. You can stand as tight as the ground. 00:12:00.592 --> 00:12:08.353 - You can lock up all the ashes. You can swallow every pea tooth from me. Come Wednesday, I awoke inside 00:12:08.353 --> 00:12:12.798 - a basket in a casket in the bottom of a Finnegan's Lagoon. 00:12:14.466 --> 00:12:19.934 - Crippin' my way, I inhaled my breath till Thursday And the lane love pulled me up when rent was due 00:12:54.754 --> 00:12:59.550 - A cactus from some bandits who had seen me with a girl from Monterey 00:13:44.674 --> 00:13:48.286 - Oh, 00:16:29.186 --> 00:16:38.569 - your chords on stage and when you have this much energy and you wanna dance, sometimes you unplug shit 00:16:38.569 --> 00:16:48.043 - with your foot. It happens, I've done it before. Where's the sound? Oh, I did that. You good? It's very 00:16:48.043 --> 00:16:57.790 - quiet. We're gonna get it one of these days. Anyway, let me tell you something about Baba Yaga. Baba Yaga, 00:16:57.922 --> 00:17:07.136 - Who's familiar with who the hell is she? Wow, a lot of you guys are very cultured. Is this because there's 00:17:07.136 --> 00:17:16.005 - like a lot of education in this city? Yeah. Okay. Very good. All right. Okay. So Baba Yaga is a forest 00:17:16.005 --> 00:17:24.702 - witch. She lives in Taiga in a hut that stands on chicken feet. And if you wander upon her premises, 00:17:25.954 --> 00:17:44.772 - There's no telling what may happen. She may make you a bowl of soup or you may end up in her soup. Yeah? 00:17:44.772 --> 00:17:54.270 - Good? Do we have any guitar? Nothing's come through. 00:18:06.498 --> 00:18:15.962 - All you need is a good woman. You're gonna need to raise my pay after today. Well, speaking about fees, 00:18:15.962 --> 00:18:25.061 - Fugudugu is brought to you by Baba Yaga's carbonated pickle juice. Are you tired of drinking pigeon 00:18:25.061 --> 00:18:34.252 - piss? Are you tired of drinking artichoke water? Are you tired of sucking from a twisty straw in the 00:18:34.252 --> 00:18:36.254 - bottom of the subway? 00:18:36.738 --> 00:18:45.022 - I know I am. That's why I used Baba Jaga's carbonated pickle juice. Fast, effective, relieving. 00:19:10.498 --> 00:19:17.535 - from the old hamlet with a heart that was all blackened by a life of isolation and of grief. But she 00:19:17.535 --> 00:19:24.850 - lived it till her tail when she skipped a ton on bail and she built a house that walked on chicken feet. 00:19:24.850 --> 00:19:32.026 - I came upon a clearing with the sunset quickly nearing with my only motivation to survive. Perched and 00:19:32.026 --> 00:19:38.366 - ready for the kill place and sealed up on that hill my dear bubba yaga waited deep inside. 00:19:39.746 --> 00:19:46.142 - Pretend I never saw you And one day we'll see the forest through the trees With the light inside your 00:19:46.142 --> 00:19:52.602 - cabin Just a little bit of stabbing Do you feel the claws you're trimming? Yes, indeed I opened up her 00:19:52.602 --> 00:19:58.935 - door and I stepped into her floor And she sliced and diced and turned me into meat Then she gathered 00:19:58.935 --> 00:20:04.830 - up my bones And she said she was in love with me When I felt a benting bone in cheek to cheek 00:20:24.162 --> 00:20:30.545 - I'm made out of pistol and disease. I'll come trim my lazy fair me. You'll find some comfort there when 00:20:30.545 --> 00:20:36.806 - you'll be walking on your hands and on your knees. If you were my puppy, I could just pretend I never 00:20:36.806 --> 00:20:42.944 - saw you. And one day we'll see the forest through the trees. With a light inside your cabin, just a 00:20:42.944 --> 00:20:47.486 - healthy bit of stabbing till your filthy claws keep tripping, yes indeed. 00:21:32.834 --> 00:21:39.226 - She inhaled the swampy marsh and points her fingers to the studs and says the curse will be enacted 00:21:39.226 --> 00:21:45.809 - when you leave. And if you stay at my abode, I'll eat my dinner all alone with your heart and soul and 00:21:45.809 --> 00:21:52.456 - a cup of Canteen. Very well, my Papayaka, just pretend I never saw you and one day we'll see the forest 00:21:52.456 --> 00:21:59.167 - through the trees. With the light inside your cabin, just a healthy bit of stabbing through your filthy, 00:21:59.167 --> 00:22:00.254 - glossy trimming. 00:22:02.146 --> 00:22:03.614 - you 00:22:44.418 --> 00:23:13.854 - Thank you so much. So unfortunately, there's like a lot of shitty people in this world. 00:23:14.658 --> 00:23:22.100 - And you guys are fucking awesome. But there's a lot of really shitty people in the world. And some of 00:23:22.100 --> 00:23:29.468 - them are like presidents, you know? We don't love them. We don't love dictators in this room, right? 00:23:29.468 --> 00:23:36.983 - Boo, motherfuckers. Go, yeah. Anyway, I would like to dedicate the song to all those motherfuckers out 00:23:36.983 --> 00:23:43.038 - there. Okay, so I will buy myself a snake. Or maybe, maybe even a turtle. And you. 00:23:44.514 --> 00:24:05.342 - I don't love. So go fuck yourself. 00:24:35.970 --> 00:24:44.958 - Yeah! 00:26:43.458 --> 00:27:01.086 - Vladimir Putin. 00:28:17.058 --> 00:28:31.380 - Okay, everyone. Time to get singing. I'm gonna teach you how to sing in Russian. Those who didn't speak 00:28:31.380 --> 00:28:45.289 - Russian, now you will. Okay, repeat after me. What the hell does that mean? What in the same hell is 00:28:45.289 --> 00:28:46.942 - she saying? 00:28:48.610 --> 00:28:57.720 - Sorry, it's a virus. I got this back in college. The southern bug bit me. Anyway, it means, it means, 00:28:57.720 --> 00:29:06.651 - but you're a girl. That's a phrase a lot of Eastern European girls hear growing up. It's really fun 00:29:06.651 --> 00:29:15.582 - to hear. Like, why do you act like a tomboy? I heard that a lot growing up. So I'm gonna sing about 00:29:15.582 --> 00:29:17.726 - it. And when it's time, 00:29:17.826 --> 00:29:30.894 - I need you guys to be my choir, okay? I've always wanted a choir. Now, depending on how you do, I may 00:29:30.894 --> 00:29:44.091 - take you home with me after, okay? Okay, very good, okay. One, two, one, two, three. When I was a kid, 00:29:44.091 --> 00:29:47.806 - my mom knew we couldn't win. 00:29:48.130 --> 00:30:17.022 - Looking for my cleavage 00:30:17.186 --> 00:30:24.743 - never mind my skill sit down little darling you can't avoid the drill didn't mama teach you how to do 00:30:24.743 --> 00:30:28.670 - the chore get on on your knees and try to smile more 00:30:46.146 --> 00:30:52.608 - searching for fulfillment is losing the game by giving birth to children with your husband's name as 00:30:52.608 --> 00:30:56.638 - long as you are quiet and obey your man he will keep you happy 00:32:43.810 --> 00:32:53.373 - Thank you so much. We are Fugudugu. We are so happy to be at Lotus Festival. We got a couple more songs 00:32:53.373 --> 00:33:02.660 - for you. Is that all right? Fuck yes. Okay, speaking my language. We played at a festival in Chicago 00:33:02.660 --> 00:33:12.131 - recently and the Chicago Sun Times reporter wrote that attending our show was like going to an Eastern 00:33:12.131 --> 00:33:13.694 - European wedding 00:33:13.794 --> 00:33:22.514 - and also the front lines of a revolt. And I just want to say I've never felt more seen in my life. 00:33:22.514 --> 00:33:31.410 - Go ahead. And it's a world music festival where people around the world get together and they listen 00:33:31.410 --> 00:33:36.254 - to one another. Don't you want to keep on having that? 00:34:19.106 --> 00:34:26.212 - in a room in a dame. Dread sticks in the darkness, pools of blood on the stage. Ballerinas and high 00:34:26.212 --> 00:34:33.389 - wire rings of fire and rage. Belly likers and tambourines and souls to be saved. Comrades dying from 00:34:33.389 --> 00:34:40.850 - exposure, coming in from the cold. Feel the warmth of the scandal, never do what you're told. Any minute 00:34:40.850 --> 00:34:48.240 - now the enemy will break down the wall. Do you think they like dancing and drinking alcohol? You should 00:34:48.240 --> 00:34:49.022 - be damned! 00:34:49.378 --> 00:35:02.934 - The lies that checked into the Cecil Hotel The pipes in the ceiling cracked and rusted to hell A trip 00:35:02.934 --> 00:35:11.838 - in the story an adventure to be told Bring your scarf and your hat 00:35:18.722 --> 00:35:26.493 - For a swim to glow on the skyline silhouette on her skin. The ghost of the angel whispered in her left 00:35:26.493 --> 00:35:34.039 - ear, you should be out there dancing. What the fuck you doing here? You should be dancing. Once the 00:35:34.039 --> 00:35:35.774 - deal I meant to stall. 00:35:52.866 --> 00:36:00.490 - with his blood, sweat, and tears digging holes in the ground. In a minute, now the enemy will break 00:36:00.490 --> 00:36:08.115 - down the wall. When they see us all dancing, we'll be locked. Unfortunately, you should be dancing. 00:36:08.115 --> 00:36:15.816 - Where's your dealer, Manchester Hall? Comrade Glad had a plan as he crossed the front lines with his 00:36:15.816 --> 00:36:21.534 - red-bellied shoes and his mates terrified. He lifted up his boombox and he 00:36:23.970 --> 00:36:31.614 - Dancing by the beach, it's late night, you should be dancing. 00:37:33.730 --> 00:37:50.846 - Dancing. You should be dancing. Dancing. 00:38:11.234 --> 00:38:33.304 - Thank you so much, everybody. This song and many others are to be found on our newest album, Bakiwenko 00:38:33.304 --> 00:38:39.518 - and the Legend of Baba Yaga. 00:38:40.194 --> 00:38:48.715 - I don't know why I just did this voice. It felt right. You good? Go ahead. Did you know, scientifically 00:38:48.715 --> 00:38:56.908 - speaking, everybody in this room has their very own spirit animal? No way. It's true. Now, dig deep 00:38:56.908 --> 00:39:05.101 - inside and think about your spirit animal, and I want you to say it out loud on the count of three. 00:39:05.101 --> 00:39:06.494 - One, two, three. 00:39:08.642 --> 00:39:21.211 - Holy shit, that's my spirit animal too. But you can make the sound of your spirit animal in the beginning 00:39:21.211 --> 00:39:33.544 - of this song, or for the rest of your life for that matter. My name is Bucky Wanko, or at least I stole 00:39:33.544 --> 00:39:37.694 - his name. I traveled all the world 00:39:39.010 --> 00:39:53.692 - caravan and train I've seen the painted hills and rode the cold forgotten plains You can call me Bucky 00:39:53.692 --> 00:40:07.518 - Wanko cause at least I stole his name My childhood was rough and you could say it got to me hard 00:40:09.762 --> 00:40:16.669 - A mother died, a dysentery family lived off lard. It's not as idly sleeping, I smell death decay and 00:40:16.669 --> 00:40:21.662 - star. So I think you might have kindly to pitch a tent in your backyard. 00:40:37.346 --> 00:40:46.161 - from New Orleans left his sixth string on the train. And I'm not sure how it happened but it ended in 00:40:46.161 --> 00:40:54.977 - my hand. I play the archtop goddess by the fireside each night while folks have come for miles for to 00:40:54.977 --> 00:40:57.310 - drink and dance and fight. 00:43:04.642 --> 00:43:05.598 - born on a freight train. 00:43:39.170 --> 00:43:45.326 - Thank you all for coming out here to St. Peter's Watering Whole World Music Fest in Bulletin, Indiana. 00:43:45.326 --> 00:43:51.303 - It's been a pleasure playing for you, and it's my distinguished honor to introduce to you the band, 00:43:51.303 --> 00:43:53.694 - starting with, on drums, Badger Murphy. 00:44:06.018 --> 00:44:24.287 - In another corner, the exiled king of Kazmukhistan, Spider Wilson on bass. And from the foothills of 00:44:24.287 --> 00:44:33.150 - Moldova, not Moldovia, Madame Broskin on violin. 00:44:45.986 --> 00:44:51.774 - for me, Will. I guess you could just call me Bucky motherfuckin' Wanko. 00:46:01.154 --> 00:46:20.288 - I don't know, I don't know. There may be no meaning to this. We don't know. One more song. When you 00:46:20.288 --> 00:46:30.046 - wake up in the morning You hear the work bell ring 00:46:32.290 --> 00:46:46.946 - March you to the table You'll hear the same old thing Ain't no food up on the table Ain't no pork up 00:46:46.946 --> 00:47:01.022 - in the pan But you better not complain, boys You'll get in trouble with the man Let the midnight 00:47:07.362 --> 00:47:19.156 - Let the midnight special shine a light on me. Let the midnight special shine a light on me. Let the 00:47:19.156 --> 00:47:29.534 - midnight special shine a light on me. Yonder come Miss Rosie. How the hell did you know 00:47:38.274 --> 00:47:38.590 - you 00:49:09.634 --> 00:49:23.017 - Very passionate, very burning and beautiful How I love you, how I'm afraid of you I know I saw you, 00:49:23.017 --> 00:49:33.054 - I'm not a good time Come to me, I like you Kiss me and you won't poison me