Séamus Egan (born in Hatboro, Philadelphia, on 1 July 1969) is an Irish American musician. In 1992 he joined Susan McKeown's band The Chanting House. In 1994 he founded Solas. Born in Hatboro, Philadelphia, in 1969, Egan's parents returned to Foxford, Co. Mayo, five years later and it was here that Egan - on hearing Matt Molloy - became interested in traditional music. Martin Donoghue from Ballindine was his teacher during those formative years. Read more on