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About Fay

Editor in Chief for Walking Heads, Fay is a blogger, writer and editor with a special interest in what makes cities tick.

Imagine: offline exploring on the Isle of Muck

Imagine this. You wake to sounds of sheep munching and curlews calling outside the yurt. There’s still a glimmer of life in the woodburning stove. With a cup of tea warm in your hands you open the door to sunrise on the mountains that (some say) inspired Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings. […]

Walking heads…and feet: Walk to Work

No excuses. Walking Heads did not get off to a flying start on the first day of Walk to Work Week. But, with some help from our friends at Inner Ear, we were soon at the top of the local workplace league. Fay Young explains how we did it… […]

Footnotes: journeys through a changing city

It’s all about the music, but you can’t walk far on Glasgow Music Tour without meeting many other aspects of this extraordinary city.  So today we’re starting an occasional series of Footnotes, snippets of tantalising glimpses that emerge as we move from one live music destination to another.   […]

Hidden in plain sight: a Mackintosh masterpiece

“Follow me up this dark and narrow alley, trust me I know where I’m going.”  Well, what are we waiting for?  Let’s join DJ Jim Gellatly, a man with an irresistibly trustable tone of voice, inviting us up a side street. And there’s a surprise in store. […]

Technology solution: don’t be eclipsed

We are inside the conference room ready to discover new technology solutions but the day begins with a dilemma. What do you do when the total eclipse of the sun clashes with your first keynote speaker?  […]

Fragrant walks: let us lead you by the nose

Breathe in. There’s an elusive scent in the air and it takes a moment or two to track it down. Come, let us lead you by the nose. […]

Happy Birthday King Tut’s: the biggest 25th party ever?

“There’s soooo much more to King Tut’s”.  At the start of what may be the best and biggest 25th birthday party on record, we offer a celebration clip from one of our favourite stopping points on Glasgow Music Tour.  […]

Why the playful city has serious value

The game’s afoot in the playful city.  The sun has set and night is creeping across the city. As you near a lamp post a shadow appears in front of you and seems to invite you to dance. Or jump. Or run, maybe? What do you do? […]

Walking and talking Glasgow music with Jim Gellatly

Meet Jim Gellatly, not just the voice of new music in Scotland but the voice of Glasgow Music Tour.  Let’s join him now on Jim Lambie’s album pathway looking for his first gigs at the Barrowland. […]

Exploring Strange Wales with Lucy Brouwer

We follow music blogger Lucy Brouwer as she ventures out of her comfort zone into the Strange Wales Festival celebrating the centenary of Dylan Thomas, a poet who was “rock ‘n roll ahead of his time”.  […]

Under the radar: Hometown Social Club is a real gem

“We wanted to dance to the kind of music we hear in the city…” In his first despatch from West Lothian, guest blogger Davie Kelly describes the journey of discovery that led to the Hometown Social Club and a special party at the Kross Bar on 20th September.  Over to Davie… […]

The character of the Clyde flows through Scotland

On Clydeside Promenade author Peter Ross adds insight into changing life on the river.  Here  blogger Lucy Brouwer reviews the work of the award winning Glasgow journalist with a special interest in the Clyde, and how it symbolises Scotland’s character. […]