Rutland teenager Grace Arnold releases a single about the impact of Covid-19 on mental health
A teenager put pen to paper to share her experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Grace Arnold was in her final year of high school when the country first went into lockdown in March 2020.
She never got the chance to sit her GCSE exams and was unable to see her grandad who had recently lost his wife.
Now working as a waitress at her village pub, Grace has released a song called “And We” about the impact of coronavirus on people’s mental wellbeing.
She said: “I’ve always enjoyed songwriting and it helps me to get things out.
“I wrote the covid song quite early in the pandemic. My friends and I left school early and didn’t know if we would be able to go back.
“It was a weird experience not knowing what was happening and not being able to see anyone.
“I wrote the song to show people that sometimes we need each other to lift ourselves up when we can’t handle the world as it comes.
“People’s lives have been affected during isolation and still are being affected, but hopefully we can grow together to make the world a better, happier and more peaceful place to live.”
The single was recorded at Parlour Studios in Kettering and Grace’s video was recorded by Rupert Ward-Lewis in Bristol.
She said: “I really hope anyone who’s struggling with feeling lost can show themselves that they are worth fighting for.”
Grace, 17, has being writing songs since she was 13.
After leaving Uppingham Community College she studied music at Stamford College and now works at The Boot Inn in South Luffenham.
She is working on new material and looking forward to performing at a wedding in the spring.
