A well-known busker who performs in Ulverston is playing an acoustic set at one of its monuments that has helped him on his 'musical journey'.

Peter Buckley performed with bands in London before the Covid-19 lockdown and has since been looking to grow his audience in the north. 

He plays acoustic covers of rock music as well as working on his own songs and is set to perform at the Sir John Barrow monument on Saturday October 28.

Recently, the son of senior lighthouse keeper Graham Scrogham, Karl Scrogham 25, asked to use the 100ft tower at the top of the 436-foot Hoad Hill to ask Kristie Dolnack, 23, to be his wife.

The Mail: Karl and Kristie at sunsetPeter said: "They invited me along to play for them after the proposal.

"I was really honoured to be invited and afterwards Graham texted me with his idea of setting up a gig in the monument to 30 people."

Peter is one of the musicians who spoke about performing in Ulverston after the police received a noise complaint over buskers disrupting businesses. 

The buskers received a large amount of support from other residents in the town and Peter landed a residential slot at the Kings Arms, also known as the Big Kings. 

The Sir John Barrow monument has had particular significance for him however in terms of his creativity.

The Mail: Peter has become a very well-known busker in Ulverston since moving from LondonHe said: "During the pandemic, when the lockdowns were occurring I did heaps and heaps of songwriting as it was the only thing I could do with my music at the time to progress it.

"Almost every evening I went out walking which was more often then not up Hoad Hill.

"A lot of the time, I'd sit down on one of the memorial benches at the top of Hoad Hill and sit there pondering lyrics and resolving songs while looking out on Morecombe Bay.

"The area actually has heaps and heaps of meaning and significance attached to it in terms of my life and my musical journey.

"The first time I played at the top of the Sir John Barrow Monument, it was the start of May and the sun was blasting down after a long winter so it made it all the more special for me to be invited to play up there after I got a bit better well known locally."

The Mail: Peter said the monument's acoustics are unlike anything he's ever heard

At the moment, Peter is concentrating on polishing off twelve songs for his debut album.

The songs he'll be playing at the Sir John Barrow Monument on October 28 however will be the ones that have got him known locally such 'Long Way Home', 'The Other Side', 'Lullaby', 'Desert Highway' and 'No Regrets'."

The event starts at 4.30pm and tickets are £7 which includes a free drink. 

To buy a ticket, visit the Eventbrite website.