Papa King and Daryll  Düus had a busy weekend playing the blues for fans who wanted to catch up with Düus who was  home from B.C. visiting family and friends .

I knew I wouldn’t be able to catch their Saturday show at the Slice, so I made a point of catching them at Coulee Brew, Sept. 14 after Peter and the Wolves took a set break at the Casino.

 The duo had a really full, gritty sound, with Papa King on vocals, guitar and drums as Düus added hot lead guitar and growled out background vocals.

 They mostly focussed on original music  from King’s  CD “Gutted to the Studs” including “Sugar Babe” and one of my favourites “500 Horses, ” King’s song about being a long distance trucker. They played a few blues classics including St. James Infirmary, which King also recorded for his CD.

“Let’s let the Düus loose,” growled King as Düus let loose on one of many solos. He played some sick slide guitar on a three string cigar box guitar and writhed and wandered up to the bar, as far as his patch cord would let him.
 King took a break on vocals as Düus howled out a couple numbers including “ How Many More Years.”
 Düus plays one last Lethbridge show, Sept. 28 at the Owl Acoustic Lounge before heading home to B.C.

— By Richard Amery, L.a. beat Editor