Michael Seeds Photography
Photographic essay 11 frames · Belfast

Belfast Fleadh

Photographs by
Michael Seeds

Belfast, Northern Ireland
Photographed on 35mm
August 2026

Illuminated Belfast street decorations reading There's only seven types of rain in Belfast
01 / 11
Young musicians busking on a Belfast street during the Fleadh
02 / 11
A group of traditional musicians playing together on the street
03 / 11
A fiddle player performing as a crowd gathers behind her
04 / 11
A musician seen through a layered crowd during a live street performance
05 / 11

Field note / Belfast Fleadh

A city that came alive

For a few days, music spilled into every part of Belfast. Street corners became stages, and crowds gathered wherever someone started to play.

I photographed what I found on 35mm: the musicians, the crowds, the rain, and the quieter moments in between.

A guitarist performing at the Belfast Fleadh
06 / 11
A crowded performance tent lit by strings of lights
07 / 11
People walking through Belfast with a Ferris wheel visible down the street
08 / 11
A busy Belfast street beneath illuminated signs about the city's rain
09 / 11
A crowd outside a Belfast pub during the Fleadh
10 / 11
People walking through rain near Belfast City Hall
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