Viva Wisconsin

Viva Wisconsin is a live album by Violent Femmes. It was released in the November of 1999. The songs were recorded on a six-date acoustic concert tour of their home state of Wisconsin in October 1998. The album was reissued by Shout! Factory on May 24, 2005. The back of the CD states “October 25-31, 1998 Violent Femmes did an acoustic tour of their home state of Wisconsin. Two guitars, two drums and three voices. Femmes back to basics, no overdubbing, no electronics, no crap. Their best songs, raw and intimate. This is the ultimate Violent Femmes recording.”

Personnel

 * Violent Femmes
 * Gordon Gano – vocals, guitar
 * Guy Hoffman – drums, vocals, bugle
 * Brian Ritchie – bass guitar, vocals, shakuhachi, xylophone, soprano saxophone, harmonica, conch shell, theremin


 * The Horns of Dilemma
 * Ray Cribb – trombone, bass guitar
 * Shane Gerstl – saxophone
 * Mike Koch – tenor saxophone
 * Eric Markstrum – trombone
 * Sigmund Snopek III – piano, vocals, oboe, flutes, bass clarinet, trombone


 * Production
 * Dave Vartanian – production