Maria Quinn
Maria Quinn is a songwriter, pianist and composer working across song, film and spoken word. Her piano-led work has a cinematic, poetic sensibility, blending intimate vocals with detailed arrangements for strings, winds and subtle electronics. She is drawn to collaboration and to music that develops in dialogue with image, text and narrative, often exploring darker emotional terrain through carefully shaped song.
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Meltwater
Meltwater is a five-song EP written in collaboration with lyricist Colin Macduff. The songs explore hidden worlds, darkness, ice and thawing, drawing on imagery of fragility, change and emotional exposure. Featuring voice, piano, string quartet, winds, percussion and subtle electronic textures, the EP balances intimacy with a cinematic sense of space.
Brittle
An upbeat, piano-led song with a colourful, quirky surface and a lyrical focus on fragility and emotional risk.
The Underside
A slow, cinematic piece built around piano, string quartet and clarinet, exploring darker, introspective emotional terrain.
I Have Come to Understand
A poem set to music, unfolding atmospherically and ending with a haunting dialogue between cello and bass clarinet.
Biography
Maria Quinn is a songwriter, pianist and composer based in Glasgow. Her work spans song, film and spoken word, with a focus on piano-led writing, atmosphere and narrative. She collaborates widely and is particularly interested in music that responds to text, image and story.
Colin Macduff is a songwriter based in Aberdeen. His lyrics often have a strong poetic quality. He has recorded three guitar-led albums to date working with Angus Lyon. Each of these has featured musical contributions from Maria. Colin is interested in word and music based collaborations, particularly with performing musicians.