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Episode 4 - The Name of a Good Band

In part four of Felix White's abridged memoir, a teenage Felix learns guitar and joins his first band. But it's not - yet - The Maccabees. Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

Felix learns guitar and joins his first band. But it's not - yet - The Maccabees. Meanwhile a fresher England team find a rockstar-like figure in Freddie Flintoff. The fourth part of White's moving and funny memoir about cricket, music and grief, read by the author. Felix White is a musician, writer and broadcaster best known as a guitarist in The Maccabees. He subsequently co-founded independent record label Yala! and co-presents the 大象传媒鈥檚 Tailenders podcast with Greg James.

In It's Always Summer Somewhere he recalls growing up, his mother's illness and slowly replacing an ambition to be a left arm spinner in his school cricket team with the dazzling realities of life in a world renowned band.

Abridger: Julian Wilkinson
Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

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It's Always Summer Somewhere by Felix White

It's Always Summer Somewhere by Felix White

Felix White's funny and moving memoir about cricket, grief and life in The Maccabees.