Through the Trees
Encyclopedia
Through the Trees is the fourth album released by alternative country
band The Handsome Family. It was released 1998 by Carrot Top Records
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Through the Trees was nominated by Mojo
readers as one of the most important Americana
CDs of the 1990s.
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
band The Handsome Family. It was released 1998 by Carrot Top Records
Carrot Top Records
Carrot Top Records is a Chicago-based independent record label owned and operated by Patrick Monaghan.-Artist roster:* Antietam* The Bitter Tears* The Coctails* Darling Downs* Disco Inferno* Duplex Planet Radio Hour* The Handsome Family* KatJonBand...
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Through the Trees was nominated by Mojo
Mojo (magazine)
MOJO is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music...
readers as one of the most important Americana
Americana
Americana refers to artifacts, or a collection of artifacts, related to the history, geography, folklore and cultural heritage of the United States. Many kinds of material fall within the definition of Americana: paintings, prints and drawings; license plates or entire vehicles, household objects,...
CDs of the 1990s.
Track listing
All music by Brett Sparks; all lyrics by Rennie Sparks, except as noted.- "Weightless Again" – 3:40
- "My Sister's Tiny Hands" – 3:27
- "Stalled" – 2:28
- "Where The Birch Trees Lean" – 3:22
- "Cathedrals" – 3:24
- "Down In The Ground" – 2:45
- "The Giant Of Illinois" – 3:05
- "Down In The Valley Of Hollow Logs" – 3:31
- "I Fell" – 4:16
- "The Woman Downstairs" – 4:49
- "Last Night I Went Out Walking" (lyrics by Brett Sparks) – 4:26
- "Bury Me Here" – 2:46
- "My Ghost" (lyrics by Brett & Rennie Sparks) – 2:26
Credits
- Brett & Rennie Sparks - voice, guitar, banjo, bass, dobro, melodica, autoharp, drum machine, piano, etc. except as follows
- Jeff Tweedy - backup vocals, tracks 3, 4, 5, 7; guitar, end of track 4; rhythm guitar, track 5
- Dave Trumfio - additional percussion; bass on "Stalled"
- Jessica Billey - violin on "Down In The Ground"
- Dave Smith and Dave Winer of The Baltimores - horns on "My Ghost"
- Brad Miller - band photo