Man wins conch shell blowing title (Video)

A man has scooped a 'prestigious' shell blowing title, by playing a tune on a conch shell.

More than 40 people entered the 48th annual Key West Conch Shell Blowing Contest, where they were judged on novelty, duration and loudness.

But it was Clinton Curry who took the title with his rendition of Aram Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance" on a pink-lined conch shell.

The conch shell has been blown in the Florida Keys for over 200 years and was originally used as a signalling device by seafaring settlers.

Judges said they were shell-shocked by the calibre of the competitors this year… but they do say that every year.