Duke Special

Duke Special is the stage name of Belfast-born musician Peter Wilson, a Northern Irish singer-songwriter. His music is theatrical piano pop that blends cabaret, folk and rock. He performs in bowler hats and waistcoats. His breakthrough album Songs from the Deep Forest was released in 2006 and earned nominations at the Meteor Music Awards. He later released I Never Thought This Day Would Come in 2008. He has collaborated with orchestras, theatre projects and poets, and has written stage works, including musical adaptations of Huckleberry Finn.