ALEX WHITMORE: The Bar Farcist

Alex Whitmore

The Bar Farcist

© 2002 Alex Whitmore (647171020040)

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Music that makes you smile; witty, clever country folk lightly rockin' tunes

notes

Alex's authorized autobiography:

OK, I admit it, I'm a late bloomer. The problem is that striving to be the world's oldest teenager stunted my growth in other areas. It has taken years for my musical talent to develop into what it is today ......but what it is today is as good as many of those famous singer/songwriters you've heard of.

It wasn't because I didn't get started early enough. I started playing in a folk band in High School...even made the year book. Then the coffee houses and college shows began to make me think I could make a career as a singer and musician. I had half of it right. I was a pretty good musician. Friends and family convinced me that I might starve to death if I tried to make it on my singing skills. My other passion, flying took over and I fed myself and family well for 30 years with that. I didn't even slow down with the music or the performing though. It really got going when my two daughters Eleanor and Bonnie inherited the best music genes from me and my wife Marti, an extraordinary singer in the classical world. I highly recommend raising your own family band. In honing my daughters' skills on stage, I polished mine also. My daughters have already surpassed me in name recognition around Texas playing with the likes of Slaid Cleaves and Susan Gibson, but I'm coming on strong, trying to keep up with them.

The final pieces came together about 5 years ago when all those quiet prods from my wife/vocal coach and the songwriting skills finally started taking hold. I'm working on Cd number 5 now. I've also recorded and produced one for my daughter Bonnie Picking up Pieces that has made the ballot for the 2005 Grammy Awards in eight categories. My humorous and serious songs about Texas are being played around the world on radio stations that are not bound to the Clear Channel. It is a good feeling to have others like your songs and buy your recordings. There are plenty more people out there and I just need a chance to perform for them. I think I'm qualified now and I'm definitely ready.

".....while counting blessings we forget to count the ones that count"

"A Song for Harleigh," by Alex Whitmore

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  • this cd is funny
    author: Ann Pascoe TLC Radio New Zealand

    When you look at the title of this album, and the hint that it could be about 'barflies' and/or farce - and the titles of the 10 tracks, you know it's got to be funny. When you listen to Alex Whitmore sing these songs, his voice has that smile in it, which promises you the songs are going to be funny - and they really are. Alex doesn't let the listener down in any way. He's singin', tellin' the story, and you smile and you feel absolutely satisfied with the story and punch lines in the songs as they unfold. The music is good too, melodic and tunefully suiting each song. This is a great album and if I had to choose, my favourite tracks would be "Alien Spaceship" (I've heard all the drunks' excuses now!!) "Chiggers", and "He Might Sound Like Merle". Alex doesn't sound like Merle - he doesn't sound haggard, but he sure knows how to put across a story, just like Merle can. The Barfacist is a great light-hearted look at life and fulfils exactly what it sets out to do - makes you smile with appreciation. All the more so, if you have the album in your music library.

  • Laugh till you cry
    author: Pokey Harris

    How does he know what a dog is thinking? How does he know how aliens behave. Well, however he knows...he nails it. This cd is flat funny. Alex seems to know how to turn love rejection from whiney country twang into a hilarious introspective look in the song Eye of the Beerholder. If you like humor at all, you will love this.

  • Very Funny, Creative Lyrics, Awesome CD
    author: Loraine Washburn

    I honestly laughed out loud listening to the songs on this cd, every last one of them is well thought out and insightful. His other cd is not comedy so when I heard this I was delightfully surprised, I didnt think he could out do his other cd, but this one is equally as good and I am sooooooooooo glad I got it! Well done. This one is a must have and I give it 5 stars out of 5

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