The Spark's Desire with Madrigirl

Name: The Spark's Desire with Madrigirl
Start: 2026-05-30T13:00:00+01:00
Location: Exchange

Schedule

Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Exchange | Bristol, EN

Victoria and Chris are two highly experienced professional musicians who have been played widely across the radio including having been play-listed on BBC Radio 2, they have toured extensively across the UK and in Europe. Expect soaring ethereal vocals and expressive slide guitar balanced with live beats and electronic atmospheres.
“…two highly accomplished musicians…”
Paul Jones, BBC Radio 2
"Folktronica duo seduce with stately charisma and otherworldly arrangements that shimmer with operatic tenderness and digital flourishes... come join their haunting tour of gauzy transcendence through nightmarish worlds. Ethereal shadow play FFO: This Mortal Coil, Ry Cooder, Kate Bush." - - Headfirst Bristol
“Rewire is an album that meshes electronica and acoustic instruments seamlessly, creating an intricate soundscape for Bourne’s expressive vocals”
– Louder Than War
Jude Rees (Madrigirl) Recently selected as one of BBC Radio 3 Late Junction’s “Sounds of 2025”, Jude Rees is a genredefying oboist and multi-instrumentalist based in the Midlands, UK.
Her noise is new/old, breathing new life into old instruments and fusing historical sounds with modern circuitry to create her own sonic lexicon.
Under her solo moniker MADRIGIRL, Jude reimagines early music through a contemporary lens, diving deep into the raw source material of ancient polyphony and reconstructing it with live-looped improvisations, her own compositions, and a rich tapestry of drones. Her live performances feature a bewildering array of instruments, including shawms, English border bagpipes, crumhorns, hurdy gurdy, synths, electronics and voice, all woven into immersive, otherworldly soundscapes. It’s experimental music with warmth, intelligence and edge.
As an ensemble musician, Jude has collaborated with some of the luminaries of the British folk scene and has guested on numerous albums and tours, working with artists such as Will Pound, Pilgrims' Way, Jim Moray, Isambarde, Circulus and Dave Swarbrick. Beyond the stage, Jude regularly collaborates on projects for film, theatre, and broadcast, with credits including The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Revolution X, Royal Bastards: Rise of the Tudors, and productions and recordings with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Exchange has a small ramp entrance from the street. Our bar and main event space are on the ground floor with level access throughout and we have an accessible toilet. If you need any other info on accessibility, please contact [email protected]