"Farewell to the Gold" was recorded by Peter Case on his 2021 release, The Midnight Broadcast.

[1] His family emigrated to New Zealand in 1952 and there he bought his first guitar and started writing songs, performing them locally until he decided to move to United Kingdom in 1980 and try to establish a reputation on the UK folk club scene.

Colin Irwin, music writer for Melody Maker, has described Metsers as "a songwriter of genuine depth and versatility".

[3] Metsers released one album A Song For You on cassette in New Zealand followed by five in the UK on the Highway and Sagem labels, after which he decided to retire from professional performing in 1989.

Since 2010, he has been performing again on a limited basis,[4] and has a collection of new songs for eventual planned album release.