Celtic Consort

Renowned Celtic musicians Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton will perform their muchacclaimed “Spring Celtic Consort” this Saturday, May 26, at 4 p.m., at Castleton.

Joined by WETA television and radio personality Robert Aubry Davis and musicians Joseph Cunliffe, wind instrumentalist, and Steve Bloom, world-renowned percussionist, the Castleton in Performance (CiP) concert series welcomes back the Washington-area duet, who will perform music from 16th-century France, Celtic Ireland, Scotland, and Galician Spain, as well as John Hurt’s Mississippi Blues and the Consort’s own compositions.

Several Rappahannock actors will be featured in the premier dramatization of English 19th-century poet John Keats’ La Belle Dame Sans Merci, created and scored by Barnes. Other players will include locals Judge David and Edie Tatel, Bill Walton and Al Regnery.

Davis and famed D.C. based actor and CiP alum John Lescault will be featured reading poetry celebrating the glories of the spring season in Ireland, England, and America.

The Celtic Consort has been described by The Washington Post as “a Washington institution. With a musical partnership spanning four decades, the Barnes and Hampton Celtic Consort offers a rare combination of styles and instrumentation.

Tickets for this CiP concert range from $20 to $40, and the performance will be held in the Theatre House at Castleton. Call Connie Payne at 540-937-3454 for more information and visit www. CastletonFestival.org to purchase tickets.