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.