Séamus Egan
Séamus Egan (born 1 July 1969) is an Irish musician.
Early days
Séamus Egan was born in Hatboro, Pennsylvania to Irish émigrés Mike and Ann Egan. At the age of three his parents moved the family back home to County Mayo, Ireland.
He learned accordion from Martin Donaghue. He saw Matt Molloy and James Galway on television and suddenly decided to take up the Irish flute. Seamus won the all-Ireland championship on four different instruments by the time he was 14.
Later work
When Mick Moloney founded Green Fields of America in 1977, Seamus joined up and took lessons from Mick on the banjo. Two years later he returned to Ireland and won the All-Ireland championship on banjo and mandolin. 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. Eileen Ivers was also a member of the band. 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.
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Famous quotes by Seamus Egan:
Séamus Egan
ALBUMS
- In Your Ear released: 1998
In Your Ear
Released 1998- The Piper’s Despair / Music in the Glen / The Donegal
- Paddy Fahy’s / Eddie Kelly’s / Vincent Broderick’s
- McDermott’s / Boys of Blue Hill
- The Dawn / Foxhunter’s
- Garret Barry’s / The Hag at the Churn
- Maggie Brown / Charles O’Connor
- Bobby Casey’s / Paddy Fahy’s
- The Bush on the Hill / Knights of Saint Patrick
- Tamlin / Hand Me Down the Tackle / The Pure Drop
- The Japanese Hornpipe / Fisher’s
- Poultry in the Parlour / Rolling the Ryegrass
- Tatter Jack Walsh / The Rambling Pitchfork
- Tim Moloney’s / John Brady’s
- Farewell to Miltown Set
- My Love Is in America / The Gooseberry Bush / Toss the Feathers
Séamus Egan
ALBUMS
- American Wake released: 2006
- When Juniper Sleeps released:
- A Week in January released:
- Traditional Music of Ireland released:
American Wake
Released 2006- American Wake
- Hold On
- Regret
- Wedding Dance
- Flying Tent / 4plus4
- The Only One
- McFadden's Handsome Daughter
- Night Sky
- Aubade
- Paddy's Return / Humors of Tulla
- Moon Sight
- Breeze on the Charles
- Becalmed
- No Legs
- The Fog
- More Than a Wave
- Flight
- The Dark Dawn
- East Wind
- American Wake (reprise)
- The Ferry
- Enough Tears
Traditional Music of Ireland
- The Maids of Galway
- The Munster Cloak
- The Convenience Reel / Gan Ainm / Hills of Offaly / Guns of the Magnificent Seven
- Bach Gavottes
- Lock the Door / Get Up Old Woman & Shake Yourself / What Ails You?
- Waltz From Transtrand
- Castle Ceili's / Pay the Girl Her Fourpence / Miko Russell's
- McDermott's Fancy / Swans Among the Rushes / Chicago / The Swallow's Nest
- Baltimore Salute / The Lansdowne Lass / Jackie Coleman's
- The Ebb Tide / The Chorus Reel
- Aggie's Waltz
- Grandmom's
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