Seamus Egan READ BIO
Seamus Egan has played for years with top groups and solo artists: Solas, virtuoso fiddler Eileen Ivers, and in a trio with Mick Moloney and Eugene O'Donnell. Most recently, he has emerged as a top solo performer and multi-instrumentalist in his own right.
Traditional Music of Ireland Review
Traditional Music of Ireland
The thing about these Celtic musical geniuses is that most of them
play awfully good at an awfully young age. Such is demonstrated on
this album, released when Egan was the new kid on the block and still
a green 16-year-old. On Traditional Music of Ireland, youth is no barrier
to Egan’s mastery of many instruments, including flute, tres,
Uillean pipes, mandolin, banjo, and whistle. By the time this album
was released, Seamus Egan had already earned All-Ireland titles on
four separate instruments. The repertoire is a bit scattered and not
all Irish; it includes a couple of renegade tracks, such as a Swedish
waltz and a set of gavottes by Johann Sebastian Bach that are enhanced
with a touch of synthesizer.
The Words That Remain by Solas Review
The Words That Remain, by Solas
Solas is
an all-star Irish-American band, with Seamus Egan on Irish flute (and
banjo, mandolin and percussion),
Winifred Horan on fiddle, Mick McAuley on accordion, and John
Doyle on guitar, plus the hauntingly
beautiful vocals of Karan Casey. The band’s third album, The
Words That Remain, is contemporary Celtic folk at its finest, weaving
together Irish folk tunes with American folk songs (written by Guthrie
and Seeger) that have been reinvigorated with Solas’ less-than-traditional
arrangements. Look for stellar guest performances from banjoist Bela
Fleck and singer Iris de Ment.
When Juniper Sleeps Review
When
Juniper Sleeps
A solo effort that embraces many styles, from traditional folk and
Irish to jazz; Egan stars not only on flute, but also on whistle,
bodhran, pipes, guitar, and banjo. Though best-known for his flute
and banjo
work, Egan has also emerged as a top-flight guitarist, playing acoustic
guitar with the same technique he developed on the banjo; for good
measure, he adds some licks on electric guitar as well. Overall,
this is a slow-paced album whose meditative mood is only broken
by the occasional
uptempo set of reels.
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