[1] Drummer, Mike, Casba O’Callaghan was born in Tralee, County Kerry.
Paul Moore, a founding member along with John McGroary, was the frontman for the band until 2005.
Blackthorn was formed in 1990 in the Philly area, with influences from the Clancy Brothers and the Dubliners.
Their first album, "It's an Irish Thing", and the song Celtic Symphony became a hit in the Philadelphia area in 1994.
He had been suffering from health problems ever since falling down a flight of stairs at a King of Prussia bar.