Where to start about Simon Nicol.

I thought...

Start at the beginning, of course.

He's one of the founders of Fairport Convention,

and he's still in the band today, nearly 60 years later,

although he doesn't look at day over 40, so I don't know how he does

it. I had an easy paper round.

Make him the longest serving member of Fairport Convention, but we'll come on to that in a minute

because he had some breaks for good behaviour. He also went off and played with the Albion

band with Ashley Hutchings and alongside artists like

John Martin Al Stewart, Kat Stevens and of course his old Fairport bandmate Richard Thompson.

But Simon's subtle guitar playing and vocal skill have graced some of the best loved albums of the

last 60 years.

It says here.

So it's a couple. He didn't write it. It says here. So it's a couple.

He didn't write it.

I wrote it.

So it's a complete joy to have you here, Simon.

And I hope we can just take the time that we've got together to reflect a little bit on the

last 60 years and on your career, if that's okay.

I think it's about the only thing I'm qualified to talk about.

So can we start at the beginning with a meeting with Ashley Hutchings, perhaps?

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