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Commercial Court

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT1 5GS, United Kingdom

A 2-minute field recording by Georgios Varoutsos made in Belfast, United Kingdom on 4 July 2020, in the evening. Soundscape: night soundscapes, streets & traffic and crowds & voices.

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Commercial Court
2:00CC BY 3.0by Georgios VaroutsosInternet Archive
2:00
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Recordist's notes

Another transitional recording from being observational to interactive with locals who were asking me (a guy with a recorder, dressed for warmth, tripods, and wires) about the information on the bars in the area. I did find it amusing talking with the couple and also confusing when half of the area’s bars were open (later to find out only bars that served food can reopen). It is bizarre to compare one half of the area to another; this area usually thrives with foot and taxi traffic since it is one of the highlights of the city. It shows that we are not at a point where anything is returning to normal any time soon. Also, worth mentioning, this was the first weekend that bars and pubs were allowed to reopen (note: only that served food), so surprising to see that there were still people heading out for the night. – Georgios Varoutsos (https://georgiosvaroutsos.com/covid-19/)

Written by Georgios Varoutsos on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Belfast is a city of about 348,005 people in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 93 field recordings from here.

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