Mud Island '97

Mud Island '97 are two complete concerts by Athens, Georgia's Widespread Panic. These two shows are the first releases from Widespread Panic's Porch Songs project. These performances were recorded live at Mud Island Amphitheater in Memphis, Tennessee on July 18 & 19, 1997. The two-track soundboard recording features all original band members including late guitarist Michael Houser.^[1]

The July 19 show featured several guests: Daniel Hutchens and Eric Carter from Bloodkin on Guitar and Vocals; Matt Abts from Gov't Mule on timbales, and Gov't Mule frontman Warren Haynes on guitar.

Track listing

July 18, 1997

Disc 1

1. Glory (Widespread Panic) - 4:17
2. Ain't Life Grand (Widespread Panic) - 5:13
3. Disco (Widespread Panic) - 4:29
4. Ride Me High (J.J. Cale) - 9:29
5. C. Brown (Widespread Panic) - 6:29
6. Pigeons (Widespread Panic) - 8:05
7. One Kind Favor (Son House) - 6:50
8. Papa Legba (David Byrne) - 8:02
9. Radio Child (Widespread Panic) - 6:32

Disc 2

1. Makes Sense To Me (Hutchens/Carter) - 4:45
2. Dyin Man (Widespread Panic) - 5:09
3. Papa's Home (Widespread Panic) - 15:32
4. Hope In a Hopeless World (Roebuck 'Pops' Staples/Phil Roy/Bob Thiele, Jr.) - 5:38

Disc 3

1. It Was You (Widespread Panic) - 3:43
2. Fishwater (Widespread Panic) - 9:51
3. Nobody's Loss (Widespread Panic) - 7:10
4. Space Wrangler (Widespread Panic) - 10:51
5. Drums (Widespread Panic) - 12:44
6. Stop-Go (Widespread Panic) - 10:52
7. Gradle (Widespread Panic) - 4:19
8. Red Beans (Muddy Waters) - 4:38
9. City of Dreams (David Byrne) - 7:58

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July 19, 1997

Disc 1

1. Flat Foot Flewzy (NRBQ) - 8:09
2. Pleas (Widespread Panic) - 5:27
3. Let's Get Down to Business (Vic Chesnutt) - 5:46
4. The Last Straw (Widespread Panic) - 7:50
5. Weak Brain, Narrow Mind (Willie Dixon) - 5:08
6. Greta (Widespread Panic) - 8:49
7. Holden Oversoul (Widespread Panic) - 8:36
8. Pusherman (Curtis Mayfield) - 12:22
9. Henry Parsons Died (Danny Hutchens/ Eric Carter) - 6:39

Disc 2

1. Tall Boy (Widespread Panic) - 7:50
2. Aunt Avis (Vic Chesnutt) - 8:00
3. Chilly Water (Widespread Panic) - 10:38
4. Jack (Widespread Panic) - 7:43

Disc 3

1. Rebirtha - 7:41
2. Arleen (Winston Riley) - 8:37
3. Drums (Widespread Panic) - 13:49
4. Porch Song (Widespread Panic) - 8:14
5. Contentment Blues (Widespread Panic) - 6:37
6. Junior (Junior Kimbrough) - 10:35
7. End of The Show (Danny Hutchens/ Eric Carter) - 5:52

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Personnel

Widespread Panic

• John "JB" Bell - Vocals, Guitar
• Michael Houser - Guitar, Vocals
• Dave Schools - Bass
• Todd Nance - Drums
• John "Jojo" Hermann - Keyboards, Vocals
• Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz - Percussion

References

External links

• Widespread Panic website
• Widespread Panic Archives Blog