English Teacher with Lewis pictured second from left Pic: Instagram @englishteacherband A musician from Kirkham is a Mercury Prize winner. Lewis Whiting is the guitarist in English Teacher, who won the prestigious award on Thursday (5 September) for their debut album, This Could Be Texas. English Teacher were announced as the winners just as Jo Whiley came off air from her Radio 2 live broadcast at The Ferret – the venue where Lewis played his