The philosophy of Mountain of Blues dates back to the early 1990’s, when Michael Cloeren, Founder and Producer of The Pocono Blues Festival, and Host/Producer of The Mountain of Blues radio show and Website, presented 12 National and International Blues recording artists at the very first Pocono Blues Festival at Big Boulder Ski Area in Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania, on August 1st & 2nd 1992. Since that date, Michael has showcased the talents of more than 300 Blues/Gospel/Soul artists, to the delight of tens of thousands of music fans that make the pilgrimage annually, hailing from over 30 states and a dozen countries. Because of his continual efforts, Michael received the "“Promoter of The Year “ award in 1996 from the Memphis based Blues Foundation.

The Artists Michael secures each year for Pocono are a combination of recognizable names and not so recognizable names all deserving wider recognition. Whilst excelling in each of their musical genres, whether that be Contemporary Blues, Traditional Blues, Southern Soul or Sacred Steel Gospel Music.

The Artists that perform yearly at Pocono are the same artists that are played weekly on Michael’s radio shows.

Please come to our website, and visit at your leisure the numerous archived interviews and shows, featuring National and International Blues Greats.

Our ‘Juke Joint Store’ is not to be missed either; we have an eclectic mix of hard to find CD’s and DVD’s and are constantly adding to the store.

Mountain of Blues is all about the Music and ‘Keeping the Blues Alive and Well’.

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Thank you for your continued support.