Farmer's Boys

Farmer's Boys (or The Farmer's Boys) were a four-piece band from Norwich, UK who formed in 1980 and were active until 1985. Despite being a guitar based band, they had the peculiarity of not having a drummer, instead preferring to use a drum machine. The group moved from an independent label to EMI in 1983 although failed to enjoy mainstream success.

Links to Peel
Peel featured the band on his show right from their first single release I Think I Need Help, which made it into the Festive Fifty in 1982, as did the follow-up single Whatever Is He Like?

They recorded two Peel sessions as The Farmer's Boys as well as an initial session in September 1982 under the name of Kid Brian and His Farmer's Boys

Festive Fifty Entries
1982 Festive Fifty: I Think I Need Help #50

1982 Festive Fifty: Whatever Is He Like? #21

Sessions
None of the sessions have been released commercially

1. Recorded 1982-09-06 (as Kid Brian and His Farmer's Boys). First broadcast 14 September 1982. 2. Recorded: 1983-07-09. First broadcast: 13 July 1983.
 * Soft Drink / Description Of The River Waveney At Wartwell / The Country Line / Drinking And Dressing Up / With These Hands I Built The World

3. Recorded: 1984-08-14. First broadcast: 27 August 1984. Repeated 11 September 1984.
 * The Way You Made Me Cry / Matter Of Fact / Probably One Of The Best Investments I Ever Made / I Don't Know Why I Don't Like All My Friends
 * Sport For All / Walk About / All Of A Sudden / Heartache

Live At The General Wolfe, Coventry. Recorded 1982-11-10 First broadcast 07 December 1982 *

please correct if this is not the correct way to include a live broadcast
 * I Lack Concentration / Muck It Out / The Old Spotted Dog
 * I Think I Need Help / A Promise You Can't Keep / More Than A Dream

Other Shows Played
03 March 1982 :  I Think I Need Help ( single ) Waap WAAP3

21 October 1982 :  Soft Drink (LP  'Various - Touchdown' ) Fontana Touch 1 Touch 2

13 December 1982 : More Than A Dream (7" single ) Backs NCH003

27 July 1983 (BFBS) : Something That I Ate (2x7" - For You) EMI EMID 5401