For over 20 years, Waltons classic ballad books have consistently outsold all others. When they first appeared in 1981, Dan Cohen of Dublin's Evening Herald newspaper wrote: There are so many fine points to these books that they almost bear indexing. Each volume in this beautifully produced four-volume series is packed with 50 old favorites and modern classics, including songs made famous throughout the world by Mary Black, Christy Moore, The Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers, Paddy Reilly and a host of others. Each book includes charming, hand-tinted period photographs, depicting scenes of Ireland's bygone days. Includes: No Frontiers · Grace · Bright Blue Rose · Carrickfergus · Red Rose Cafe · Irish Molly O · From Clare to Here · She Moved Through the Fair · The Wild Rover · Peggy Gordon · The Star of the County Down · Avondale · The Cliffs of Dooneen · Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye · Do You Want Your Old Lobby Washed Down · Dicey Riley · The Black Velvet Band · The Holy Ground · I'll Tell Me Ma · I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen · Mary from Dungloe · James Connolly · The Rocks of Bawn · The Jug of Punch and many more.
