Sarah Irvine - Grandmother Kind (Live)

'Grandmother Kind' – Out Now PRE-ORDER 'PAINTED LIGHT': https://sarahirvine.bandcamp.com/ (Arriving Oct 2026) Recorded Live at Pocket Sounds Studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, 'Grandmother Kind' is a love song for a daughter told through the lens of matrilineal legacy. Dedicated to a beloved grandmother and the great-granddaughter who carries her name, it is the lead single from Irvine’s debut album, 'Painted Light', arriving in September 2026. The track is a grounding, delicate unfolding of what it means to belong to a line of women. Irvine’s vocals resonate with amber-toned warmth and a sophisticated, jazz-inflected agility; paired with the woody resonance of the clarinet, her melody captures the bittersweet tension of early motherhood. It speaks to the universal ache of a parent: the desire to hold a child close even as you prepare them to leave. 'Grandmother Kind' honours a woman whose own musical spirit was sidelined by the limitations of her era - a woman for whom motherhood was the primary role permitted - and finds beauty in the ephemerality of life, capturing the quiet realization that these are the good days. Backed by Creative Scotland, the song is a legacy for her daughter: a defiant, beautiful recognition of the ways we can all be cracked open by love LYRICS - Grandmother Kind We gave you her name, for the soft of her hand And the way she believed in the goodness of man The kind gentle blue, you could see in her eyes That I hoped, you might seek, to find in mine Oh, love Oh, love Of a grandmother kind We held you in arms, traced the cleft in your chin As your eyes gently opened, to let the light in You’re a thief of the night, but I’ll walk right your line For the love of you darling, child of mine Oh, love Oh, love Of a mother kind Oh, love, Oh, love, Of a mother kind We’ll hold to you fast, as you slowly let go These yellow days, the short plays, act one in your show I see now my heart, has never quite been my own It’s the most devastating love, that I have ever known Oh, love Oh, love Oh, love Of a darling child We gave you her name, for the soft of her hand And the way she believed, in the goodness of man Written by Sarah Irvine Released April 23, 2026 Credits Sarah Irvine – Guitar, Piano, Vocals Dan Abrahams – Double Bass, BVs Stephen Feast – Clarinet Moteh Parrott – Electric Guitar, BVs Joe Shaw – Drums Notice: This recording and its composition are the intellectual property of Sarah Irvine. Unauthorised use for generative AI training or synthesis is strictly prohibited.