About Màirín

Writing songs to make sense of being human.

Performing under the name Màirín, Maureen Malcolm-Gourley is a Scottish songwriter, performer, and interdisciplinary artist . Through songwriting, spoken word, theatre, sound, and visual art, her work explores grief, identity, memory, fracture, and transformation.

Rooted in lived experience, her practice weaves together voice, story, atmosphere, and symbolic imagery — creating reflective spaces where hidden stories and emotional truths can be witnessed and reimagined.

The Work

Through her debut one-woman show SHI(f)T HAPPENS, Màirín brings together song, story, sound, and performance to explore what it means to survive, unravel, and slowly find your way back to yourself.

Her work sits somewhere between performance, ritual, reflection, and contemporary storytelling — inviting audiences into deeply human spaces shaped by vulnerability, visibility, humour, grief, and connection.

Alongside her music and theatre work, she is also developing a growing body of visual artwork exploring memory, kintsugi, emotional repair, and transformation through layered portraiture, handwritten text, and mixed media.

Beyond the Stage

Alongside her performance work, Màirín facilitates person-centred songwriting and creative workshops with communities, organisations, and groups.

These spaces support people to explore voice, story, and self-expression — particularly those navigating trauma, change, or life transitions.

Her approach is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in the belief that creativity can be a powerful tool for connection and transformation. This work forms the foundation of Songs Within.

The Heart of It

At the centre of everything is a simple intention:

To create spaces — through music, story, and presence — where people can come back to themselves.