Cumbrian Minstrels

7.30 pm on Saturday 16th May 2025 in St. Mary’s Church, Wigton

Come and join us for our Summer Concert, including works by Wigton and Border poets.

The concert features the premiere performance of The Vampyre by John Stagg - the first entire poem dedicated to the vampire in the British tradition - set to music by our Music Director, Ian Wright. John Stagg (1770-1823) was born at Burgh-by-Sands. An accident he suffered in his youth deprived him of his sight - he became known later as the “blind bard” - and in his early life he made a livelihood in Wigton, keeping a library and playing his fiddle.

Cumbrian Minstrels

The concert will be conducted by our Music Director, Ian Wright, and accompanied by The Throstle Ensemble.

Tickets

Tickets can be ordered for £13 from [email protected].

Entry on the door is also available, at £15. There is no charge for under-16s.

Concert flyer and poster

A pdf copy of our flyer can be downloaded here.