Celtic five-piece Brogeal are currently blazing a trail with their exciting fusion of traditional folk music and Gen Z indie rock. Their debut album, Tuesday Paper Club, was out this month, they’ve been playing to bigger and bigger audiences every time they hit the road, and they’re assured of an enthusiastic welcome when their current tour stops off in Cambridge next month.

The Falkirk quintet’s sound is rich with instruments such as accordion, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin and perky penny whistle - as music fans will discover at the Portland Arms in Cambridge on November 18. But banjo player and singer Aidan Callaghan admits they didn’t have a clue how to play those instruments when the band first started.

The roots of Brogeal can be traced back to pre-Covid days when Aidan met guitarist a

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