26 Facts About Kevin Hewick

Kevin Hewick was born on 4 February 1957 and is an English singer-songwriter who was an early member of the Factory Records roster.

Kevin Hewick played in a band called Life before going solo, while working in a social security office following graduation from university.

Newly added to the Factory roster, Kevin Hewick had a recording session in June 1980 with producer Martin Hannett in Graveyard Studios, where he recorded two tracks with the three surviving members of Joy Division, a month after the death of Ian Curtis and just prior to their adopting the name New Order.

Kevin Hewick signed to Cherry Red Records in 1983, and released the album Such Hunger for Love, the single "Feathering the Nest", and This Cover Keeps Reality Unreal, a four-track 12-inch EP recorded in collaboration with The Sound.

Kevin Hewick wrote the liner notes for this album, detailing his long fight with depression in the years after Cherry Red dropped him from their roster in 1984.

Kevin Hewick returned to the Leicester music scene in 1989, and released two cassette albums in the early 1990s.

Kevin Hewick booked acts and hosted the monthly Firebug Comfort Zone Sunday afternoon acoustic sessions between September 2005 and October 2006.

Kevin Hewick returned to the London acoustic circuit, often performing at the 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street.

Kevin Hewick sang onstage there with Subterraneans in November 2010.

Kevin Hewick twice paid tribute to his old friend, the late Adrian Borland of the Sound, at concerts held in Borland's memory in the Netherlands, at the Patronaat Haarlem and Amsterdam Paradiso.

Kevin Hewick joined the roster of Pink Box Records, which released "Something to Do on the Bus", a limited-edition 7-inch single on yellow vinyl, and the four-track downloadable EP That Side of You, in July 2007.

On 15 December 2007, Kevin Hewick took part in the "A Factory Night " performance at Brussels Plan K with Section 25, Crispy Ambulance, the Names and DJs Peter Hook and Martin Moscrop.

Kevin Hewick opened on all these dates and played guitar with Hook and Section 25 on New Order's "Doubts Even Here" at Krefeld.

On 14 February 2009, Kevin Hewick released a free downloadable album, Doomcloud, on his website, featuring 12 songs recorded in 2000,2001 and 2003.

Kevin Hewick recorded "Personal Loss" for Patrik Fitzgerald tribute album All Sewn Up, which was nominated for an Independent Music Award for best tribute album.

Kevin Hewick took part in the release concert celebrating Fitzgerald's 50th birthday at Verkstedhallen, Trondheim, Norway, on 6 March 2009.

Kevin Hewick opened for Hook and the Light at Manchester's FAC 251 club on 18 May 2010, when Hook performed Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures in full.

Kevin Hewick was invited back by Hook to fill the support slots for the 18 and 19 May 2011 FAC 251 performances of Closer and the 18 and 19 May shows in 2012.

Kevin Hewick appeared at and promoted shows at Leicester Musician for Section 25 in September 2010, for an event with Viv Albertine of The Slits and Jude Rawlins of Subterraneans on 3 April 2011, and for a performance on 18 September 2011 where Kevin Hewick performed with former Cherry Red labelmates Eyeless in Gaza.

Kevin Hewick performed three songs specially written for this event, which included an appearance by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.

On 7 December 2014, Kevin Hewick debuted a new trio lineup with Mark "Flash" Haynes on drums and percussion and David Conrad Dhonau on bass and cello.

In 2016, Kevin Hewick issued his album Touching Stones, Tasting Rain on his own Botheration label.

Kevin Hewick performed with Leven in the Stornoway Girls, and appeared on Leven's live albums Greetings from Milford and Only the Ocean Can Forgive.

Kevin Hewick returned to the London acoustic circuit, often performing at 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street.

Kevin Hewick sang onstage there with Subterraneans in November 2010.

On 23 August 2008, Kevin Hewick debuted No Junk Promise at Leicester Firebug.