[1] Though she was born in York, England, Grime's parents returned to Scotland with her when she was a baby, and she spent her early years in Ellon, Aberdeenshire.
Grime's compositions include an oboe concerto, for which she herself was the soloist in its world premiere,[2] written on commission from the Meadows Chamber Orchestra (Edinburgh), and for which she won a "Making Music" prize in the British Composer Awards.
[7] A Cold Spring (2009) was commissioned by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and premiered 20 June at Aldeburgh Festival, conducted by Oliver Knussen.
[8] In February 2011, she was named the next associate composer of The Hallé Orchestra, starting in autumn 2011, for a contracted period of three years.
[5] Grime was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to music.