<span style="font-size: xx-small;">mark cloutier has 18 years of experience playing blues in central new york..the former guitar man of dirty pool has played many major blues fests in past years-----notably, the new york state blues fest,chenango blues fest,massena springs blues bash,iron block harley davidson 105th anniversary party and blues in the bay-alex bay n.y.,etc.....mark has been recognized in central new york as best guitar player in central new york blues magazine 1997,and also was nominated 3 years for best blues band(dirty pool) by the syracuse sammy award committee..mark also recently had his picture on the front cover of "the vacationer" 1000 island magazine to promote 2008 blues in the bay!!! </span><br />