DuFour

Artist Information

Biography

DuFour

DuFour is a Psychedelic Funk Rock band that has a unique and original style while packing sick grooves and a heavy sound unlike anything you've heard before.

Instrumentation

Cherie DuFour - lead guitar & vocals
Glenn Tapia - bass
Ned Cop - drums

Discography

CD released in 2005
Fade Away
Adrenaline
Louisiana Woman
Fortress
Scream for Me
Fuel
Top Shelf
Trail in the Sky
Mommy & Daddy

Du4 can be heard on various radio stations in the Denver / Boulder area as well as college stations around the country. Du4 has also been recorded and rebroadcast regularily for CCTV in Colorado.

Streaming audio of our originals is also on our web site and vary from time to time.

Audio

• Louisiana Woman
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• Trail in the Sky
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Lyrics

• Louisiana Woman
• Trail in the Sky

Video

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Press

• Belvedere Blues Festival [+ Show ]
  

  “The annual Belvedere Blues Festival…I’ve seen lead guitarists in my time, but I have never seen any...“The annual Belvedere Blues Festival…I’ve seen lead guitarists in my time, but I have never seen any so good as Cherie DuFour. She made her guitar scream then purr. All I can say is WOW!..” -- M. Mueller
  

• Women Rock the Night event at Ziggies Saloon [+ Show ]
  

  This was the second annual “Women Rock the Night” event at Ziggies and it was a memorable event that...This was the second annual “Women Rock the Night” event at Ziggies and it was a memorable event that shouldn’t have been missed by any blues fan in Colorado.
  
  Cherie DuFour’s guitar work was and will be the high point of any night on any stage. I sat in attention at every note she played. This is one of the hottest young guitar players, male or female, and in any city and if you haven’t heard her you’re missing something. She makes her Les Paul sing and has some of the fastest fingers around.
  
  

• Du4 Jams at Ziggies [+ Show ]
  

  Du4Roux Jams at Ziggies by JR Wolfe Cherie DuFour has been burning up the blues stages of Coloar...Du4Roux Jams at Ziggies
  by JR Wolfe
  
  Cherie DuFour has been burning up the blues stages of Coloarado with her swampy brand of voodoo blues rock guitar for the past few years. Her unique fretwork dropping jaws every time she jams on a cover of the Alllman Brohers' Whippin Post or Creedence Clearwater Revivals Down in the Bayou. Her passionate vocals and imaginative guitar licks pushing the song beyond its composer's original melody into a rhythmic groove that casts a spell upon her audiences' ears.
  
  An outstanding composer herself, Cherie has recorded and released her all original CD Front Porch in 2005 and is currently working on her second.
  
  After playing in other peoples' bands in her native New Orleans, LA and in an all woman band in Longmont, CO, Cherie formed her own band, Du4 Roux. A few personnel changes later, the group is a powerful trio of outstanding musicians. Drummer Amy Shelley ads a bit of jazz and otherworldly rhythms to her strong blues backbeat. Chick Magnet, Glenn Tapia's groove riding bass adds a funky backbone to the Du4Roux sauce. Playing their original Louisiana Woman, Cherie's hair whips about as she gets lost in her solo, Glenn's body bounces and Amy's head bobs in satisfaction. The music they make together is real, honest and damn good.
  
  Recently, in additon to the other club dates, Du4 Roux has started hosting an open jam every Wednesday night at Ziggies, 4923 W. 38th Aveue, in Denver. The evening typically starts out with a set by the trio. Then the stage is left open for any musician in the house, amateur or professional, to jam with the band or in any configuration of musicians. A few killer bands have also used this opportunity to audition for a weekend slot. This also give Cherie, a multi instrumentalist, a rare chance to play keyboards, drums, and bass onstage.
  
  On Thursdays, Cherie hosts an acoustic singer / songwriter night at Ziggies. It's a free whelling pass the axe night of songwriters trying out their new tunes, singing their old ones and sometimes collaborating on some new songs.
  
  I've spent many an evening enjoying the talents of Du4Roux as a band in concert, on their jam nights and at Cherie's acoustic shows. If you enjoy live music as much as I do, you owe it to yourself to go to one of their shows.
  
  Subtle warning. You're going to get addicted to them!

Setlist

We can perform from 1 hour to 6 hours without any repeat material!

We typically play 3 sets in a 4 hour performance. This is negotiable and easily adjusted depending on the needs of the venue.

Our set list varies depending on venue and time constraints.

DuFour mostly plays originals. Below is a sample set list including original music, original compositions, and covers of popular music:
Original Songs

Louisiana Woman©
Fortress©
Mommy Daddy©
Fuel©
Adrenaline©
Trail in the Sky©
Fade Away©
Scream for Me©
New original Songs - to be released on album in 2009

Popular Songs Covered

Born on the Bayou (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Cissy Strut (Meters)
Crawlin King Snake (Albert King)
Dracula Moon (Joan Osborne)
Fire on the Bayou (Meters)
Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Funky Miracle (Meters)
Hey Joe (Jimi Hendrix)
Hey Pocky Way (Meters)
Now That You Got Me (Dr John)
Red House (Jimi Hendrix)
Stormy Monday (Traditional)
Tiny Town (Eric Lindell)
VooDoo (Neville Brothers)
VooDoo Chile (Jimi Hendrix)
VooDoo Woman (Koko Taylor)
Wade (Dr John)
Whippin Post (Allman Brothers

Basic Requirements

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