Alastair Bruce Friend (known as Ali Friend) is a British musician, composer and record producer. He is perhaps best known for his work with Beth Orton, and was a founding member of British trip-hop band Red Snapper. Friend now plays bass in British 3-piece folk band Clayhill, along with guitarist Ted Barnes and vocalist Gavin Clark. Clayhill released their debut album, Small Circle in 2004, and have released 2 E.P.s and a further L.P. Mine at Last in 2006. Throughout the summer of 2006 they toured with Mercury Music Prize winners Gomez and Beth Orton, on both the 1st leg of her UK and 2nd legs of her U.S. tours.

Friend also tours with British-based composer and violist John Metcalfe, a former member of the band the Durutti Column.

In 2004, Friend appeared in the special Christmas concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London as one of Aqualung's special guests. In the same year the Clayhill song 'Afterlight' was used in the soundtrack of acclaimed thriller Dead Man's Shoes. Their cover of The Smiths' Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want is featured on This is England, also directed by Shane Meadows.