Down in the Valley is an Ireland only compilation of songs by alternative country

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

The Handsome Family

The Handsome Family is an alternative country band, formed in Chicago, Illinois.-History:The band was formed in 1993 by husband-and-wife duo Brett Sparks and Rennie Sparks and drummer Mike Werner, although the band would later revolve around Rennie, who writes the lyrics, and Brett, who writes...

. It was released 1999 by Independent Records. The subtitle of the compilation runs: "A treasury of their most willowy and haunted songs." The compilation contains tracks from Odessa

Odessa (The Handsome Family album)

Odessa is the first album released by alternative country band The Handsome Family. It was released 1994 by Carrot Top Records.-Track listing:# "Here's Hopin" – 3:26# "Arlene" – 3:37# "Pony" – 3:13# "One Way Up" – 3:19# "Water Into Wine" – 3:12...

(1994) (tracks 10 & 13), Milk and Scissors

Milk and Scissors

Milk and Scissors is the second album released by alternative country band The Handsome Family. It was released 1996 by Carrot Top Records, and by Scout Releases in the same year.-Track listing:...

(1996) (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14), and Through the Trees

Through the Trees

Through the Trees is the fourth album released by alternative country band The Handsome Family. It was released 1998 by Carrot Top Records.Through the Trees was nominated by Mojo readers as one of the most important Americana CDs of the 1990s....

(1998) (tracks 2, 4, 6, 11, 12).

Track listing

1. "Tin Foil" – 2:41
2. "My Sister's Tiny Hands" – 3:28
3. "Lake Geneva" – 3:14
4. "Weightless Again" – 3:39
5. "#1 Country Song" – 3:37
6. "The Giant Of Illinois" – 3:06
7. "Drunk By Noon" – 2:51
8. "Don't be Scared" – 2:50 (a different version appears on In the Air
   In the Air (album)
   In The Air is the fifth album released by alternative country band The Handsome Family. It was released 2000 by Carrot Top Records and comes as an enhanced audio CD with an additional video for the song "Amelia Earhart vs...
   
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9. "The House Carpenter" – 3:38
10. "Arlene" - 3:39
11. "The Woman Downstairs" - 4:47
12. "Cathedrals" - 3:23
13. "Moving Furniture" - 3:06
14. "The Dutchboy" - 3:53