Simon Friend and friends will be performing a special charity show on FRIDAY 10^th FEBRUARY 2012 at The Assembly Rooms in Derby. Tickets are priced at £15 and the show kicks off at 8pm.

Simon Friend's distinctively gravelly voice has been adding depth and character to the Levellers sound since 1990, writing and taking the lead vocal on more Levellers songs than you might at first think.

SIMON FRIEND’S SEISMIC SURVEY

Seismic Survey, a collaboration between Simon Friend (Levellers) and Mick Doyle (Neverland, Bloodsimple) with the addition of Andy Cooper (No Right Turn) and Paul Miro (Apes Pigs and Spacemen)

Both Mick and Simon have played together sporadically for over 20 years.

“We met at Stansted Airport 60 feet off the ground on a steel girder working as steel deckers.” (In the construction industry based in Ashbourne and Brailsford.)

“In amongst the saws and fixing guns we had a couple of mandolins and things, and got gigs playing in pubs for beer after work!”

1990 saw Simon leave Derbyshire to join Brighton based folk rockers Levellers, whilst Mick continued working with No Right Turn and Neverland.

Recently reunited after 20 years of “being a bit busy!” Mick and Simon bring a mixture of their own material as well as new takes on individual influences.

They are joined by Andy Cooper from No Right Turn and Paul Miro of Apes Pigs and Spacemen along with a combination of guitars, banjos, mandolins and harmonica’s etc.

The evening is dedicated to the memory of Anne Friend. A donation will be made to The MS Society

Location: Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby. DE1 3AH. Box Office telephone 01332 255 800