Back in 1938 a young lad called Jock Paterson picked up the bagpipes for the first time.
And 79 years later, at the age of 90, the piper, believed to be Southland's oldest, is still blowing strong.
He played a gig today with his band Clann Nan Gael for the residents of the Vickery Court rest home in Invercargill.
Jock says age doesn’t make a difference when playing the pipes, and he plans to play for as long as possible.
“Once you learn it’s just automatic, the hardest part is practising the chanter and learning for a start...I’ll just go for it until the time comes, it tells me I’ve got to stop,” he said.
And, he says, he hopes to still be playing the pipes when the Queen sends her telegram 10 years from now.
