Clayhill are a British 3-piece folk band comprising long-time Beth Orton collaborators Ali Friend and Ted Barnes, and vocalist Gavin Clark. They 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, as the support act on both her UK and US tours to promote Comfort of Strangers.