It can't be easy being the son of a legend.

For a start, there are the constant comparisons between their epic achievements and your's. And then, there's the almost impossible task of escaping from their shadow.

But for Peter Donegan, son of legendary skiffle man Lonnie Donegan, the most obvious course of action was to embrace his father's legacy – not to try and out run it.

That's why, when he appears on stage at Pocklington Arts Centre next week with his father's old band, he'll be marrying old skiffle classics with his own modern rock'n'roll numbers.

In fact, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," is Peter Donegan's view when it comes to playing his dad's music.

Donegan jnr says he has never been intimidated by his dad's legacy or pressured to keep his skiffle style alive.

But when your dad was The Beatles' hero, chalked up 24 successive Top 30 hits and the first British man to score two American Top 10s, the temptation must be to trade solely on his reputation.

After all, as Paul McCartney once famously said of Peter's late father: "He was the man."

"Obviously, you worry sometimes that people expect you to be a carbon copy of your dad and won't just let you get on and do it your own way," says Peter.

"But so far the reactions we've had have been overwhelmingly positive.

"Dad inspired me and in searching for what inspired him, I found inspiration there myself. My father took songs from the likes of Woody Guthrie and brought them forward and funnily enough, we do that same thing for today's audience."

Peter grew up steeped in the music business – joining a stage school at the age of five before honing his skills as a gifted pianist under Lonnie tutelage.

He joined his father's band at the age of 18 and toured with the skiffle legend for two years before his father's untimely death on tour from a heart attack in 2002.

After touring with his own group for six years, Peter finally rejoined Lonnie's band in 2009.

Describing his act as "moving forward, glancing back," Peter says although his live show pays homage to his late father with tracks such as Putting On The Style and Rock Island Line, it is not stuck in the past.

As well as playing old tunes, the singer says his music also looks to the future. As such, the gig will also showcase tracks from Peter's new album, Here We Go Again.

"It should be a great night," he says. "It'll be a lot of fun, a lot of energy, a bit of nostalgia and a lot of my dad's hits, plus one or two tunes of my own."

Peter Donegan and The Lonnie Donegan Band play Pocklington Arts Centre, Market Place, Pocklington, on

Saturday, March 6, at 8pm. Tickets cost £13. Call (01759) 301547.