Grada: The Landing Step

By GRAHAM REID

St Patrick's Day soon means a return tour by Dublin's Grada whose The Landing Step (Shock) is full of romantic roots music and fiddle'n'flute, and two songs - a cover of Greg Johnson's Isabelle and Manuka Swing - we might attribute to the influence of Kiwi members Gerry Paul and Andrew Laking. They play in Auckland a week today.