Kevin Hewick is a Leicester based singer-songwriter who was an early member of the Factory Records roster.In the present day he is known for his epic career and 3 - 4 hour length live sets.

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After a 5-year self-confessed "black hole period" in the mid-late 80's, since 1989 Hewick has returned to the Leicester music scene, and can be found at frequent gigs within the city both as performer and/or event organiser, including when he booked acts and hosted the monthly Firebug Comfort Zone Sunday afternoon acoustic sessions between September 2005 - October 2006.
Kevin's support slots over the years have included Roy Harper, The Fall, Joy Division, Showaddywaddy, Durutti Column, New Order, Section 25, PJ Harvey, Martin Carthy, Kevin Coyne, Fairport Convention, Dr.Robert, BJ Cole and Bobby Valentino, Eyeless In Gaza, Sonja Kristina, Clive Gregson, Ben Watt, Tim Rose, Sophie Barker, Tina Dico and Jackie Leven, with whom he has also performed in "The Stornoway Girls". He also appeared on Leven's live albums Greetings from Milford (2001) and Only The Ocean Can Forgive (2003). He has also guested on guitar and/or vocals on albums by The Freed Unit, Steve Cartwright, Meta-Tekki and recently on ist 's King Martha (2005) and has contributed both lyrics and vocals for Soul Sonic Sauce's forthcoming self-titled first album.
Kevin has also recently returned to the London acoustic circuit after an absence of nearly five years. Much of his recent work, including the album Helpline (1999), has been issued by Leicester maverick label Sorted Records. Kevin can be found as a regular on the forum part of Pineapster - an online music community of the East Midlands.
He has twice paid tribute to his old friend the late Adrian Borland at concerts in his memory in Holland at the Patronaat Haarlem (2001) and Amsterdam Paradiso (2006) and also toured Germany with The Convent in 2001.Further European dates are planned for late 2007.
He also contributes occasional album and live reviews to Planet Sound, the Channel 4 teletext music pages, and has written material for The Leicester Mercury, BBC Radio Leicester, Tight But Loose (The Official Led Zeppelin magazine), Wears The Trousers, and a chapter for (The Book Of) Happy Memories, an appreciation of the life of The Sound's Adrian Borland, which was published in English and Dutch editions.
2007 has so far seen the re-issue on LTM Records of the 1980 Crepsecule compilation "From Brussels With Love" which features "Haystack" from the 1980 session with New Order and "Whispers in the Offing" a tribute album to Kevin Coyne on which Hewick contributes a version of Coyne's song "Raindrops on the Window". He has also co-written the song "A Scotsman in A Church" with Kenton Hall, singer and songwriter with UK band, ist for inclusion on their forthcoming album Toothpick Bridge.
Kevin is also involved in the development of a musical with playwright Jez Simons of Hathi Productions to be staged at Leicester's Phoenix Arts Centre in September 2007 and further afield in the UK in late '07 / early '08.
In July 2007, Kevin Hewick released a ltd. edition 7" single on yellow vinyl - "Something to Do On The Bus" - and 4 track downloadable EP - "That Side of You" - through Leicester label Pink Box Records.