| Nick Hemming | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nicholas Hemming |
| Born | 17 April 1973 |
| Origin | Burton upon Trent, East Staffordshire, England |
| Genres | Indie |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1991 - Present |
| Associated acts | She Talks To Angels, The Telescopes, Unisex, The Leisure Society, Sons of Noel and Adrian, The Climbers |
| Notable instruments | |
| Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals | |
Nicholas 'Nick' Hemming (born 17 April 1973) is a British musician and guitarist, formerly of early 1990s indie band She Talks To Angels with actor Paddy Considine, film director Shane Meadows and bassist Richard Eaton.
Nick wrote and performed music for the films A Room for Romeo Brass and Dead Man's Shoes.
Hemming is a key musician in the Willkommen Collective, currently the lead singer for The Leisure Society as well as playing banjo and mandolin with Sons of Noel and Adrian and Shoreline.
He penned The Leisure Society's debut single 'The Last Of The Melting Snow', receiving huge critical and public acclaim and extensive radio play on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show,[1] Marc Riley's BBC 6 Music show,[2] Lauren Laverne's 6 Music show[3] and Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie's Radio 2 show, where they were voted 'Record of the Week' by listeners with a record 90% of the vote.[4] The track has also been championed by Elbow frontman Guy Garvey who named it his favourite song of 2008.[5] The song was nominated for an Ivor Novello award.
Hemming also plays with The Climbers alongside The Leisure Society's Christian Hardy and their childhood friend Tim West. He co-wrote some songs on their debut album, The Good Ship, which was released in May 2010.