Background
Séamus Egan was born in Hatboro, Pennsylvania to Irish émigrés Mike and Ann Egan.
Séamus Egan was born in Hatboro, Pennsylvania to Irish émigrés Mike and Ann Egan.
He resides in the United States of America.
He learned accordion from Martin Donaghue. He saw Matt Molloy and James Galway on television and suddenly decided to take up the Irish flute. When Mick Moloney founded Green Fields of America in 1977, Seamus joined up and took lessons from Mick on the banjo.
In 1985 he recorded a solo album Traditional Music Of Ireland.
In 1992 he joined Susan McKeown"s band The Chanting House and appeared on a live album with them. In 1994 he founded Solas and has been on every one of their albums.
In 1995 he recorded music for the quirky low-budget film The Brothers McMullen, directed by Edward Burns. He also co-wrote the hit "I Will Remember You" with Dave Merenda andSarah McLachlan.
Egan is also the producer for Solas and has worked as producer for other artists, including American singer-songwriter Antje Duvekot, fiddler Liz Carroll, Karan Casey, and "Gaelic Americana" singer Kyle Carey.
He has a younger sister named Rory who is a very good concertina player. She graduated from Saint Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. He has another sister named Siobhan who was the chief fiddle player in Cherish the Ladies for many years.
Eileen Ivers was also a member of the band.