Gary Lightbody Snow Patrol Hannah Peel Britain Ireland city Unesco Music Gary Lightbody Snow Patrol Hannah Peel Britain Ireland city Unesco

Belfast awarded UNESCO City of Music status

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BBC News].It joins Liverpool and Glasgow as a UK city recognised by the UN award.Snow Patrol‘s Gary Lightbody and composer Hannah Peel, both of whom were born in Northern Ireland, have been appointed as Belfast Music patrons.“Belfast’s heart beats fervidly with music,” said Lightbody. “I’ve watched, in these last 25 years of relative peace, the music scene grow and then thrive and now burst at the seams with fearless and limitless talent.”Peel added that Belfast was an “alive, vibrant and musically powerful city”.“We are so much more than just Van Morrison and the Undertones,” she said.A city must prove that it can host national and international music festivals and events if it’s to be designated as a UNESCO City of Music.

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