A picture is worth a thousand words, but what about a melody? In the latest chapter of a storied career, Seamus Egan’s new instrumental solo album tells us where he is now that Solas is on hiatus.

On a recent Wednesday evening at Riptide Brewing Company, 987 3rd Ave. North, music from a Pandora radio station played over speakers and conversations floated throughout the bar. But the start of a ...