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DescriptionExclusive Interview taster with Peter Donegan
Some sons and daughters have felt overshadowed by a famous parent when they have tried to pursue their own musical career, but Peter Donegan has a different outlook.
Peter acknowledges it can get emotional performing the songs of his late father, the King of Skiffle. But Peter enjoys taking his own band on the road to showcase his father's music because he finds audiences say Lonnie's songs will always be special and that they bring back wonderful memories.
Peter has some surprises for audiences too, including unearthed material by Lonnie that the King of Skiffle never performed live.
With a talent for songwriting, which his father encouraged, Peter also plays some of his own numbers.
Some sons and daughters have felt overshadowed by a famous parent when they have tried to pursue their own musical career, but Peter has a different
outlook.
"It has been a blessing for me that my father was who he was because it opens a lot of doors," Peter told The Beat.
"I mean if you are going to ask does it hinder, the only way it would hinder would be that people would draw a comparison. So you've got something big to
live up to.
"But for the moment we've had some positive feedback from our gigs and records etc. So, fingers crossed, things so far have been very good in terms of audience reaction.
"My father's music has been an amazing inspiration to me. It's what I have grown up with all my life. Almost every day I heard a track that my father had done or a demo that hadn't been releas-nie's band.
He went on Lonnie's last tour as part of his father's band, playing with, among others, Van Morrison.
At a sell-out tribute concert to Lonnie at the Royal Albert Hall, Peter performed and backed some of the greats of international music - Mark Knopfler, Joe Cocker, Roger Daltrey and Van Morrison, plus many more who
were paying their musical respects to their great mentor.
Although Lonnie died nearly six years ago, it can still get emotional for Peter when he performs some of his father's songs on stage.
"You can't avoid that. We're only human after all and that is
ed. He would just say, 'Here, listen to this'. It was a great influence on me.
"My dad may not have been the
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