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Having completed his O-levels, Simon Nicol and his friend Ashley Hutchings convene to rehearse their Ethnic Shuffle Orchestra at Simon's parents' house, Fairport, in Muswell Hill, London, England, UK. They will eventually become much better known as Fairport Convention.