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As of June 2007, very little news regarding the band has been forthcoming since the release of The Other Side in 2004. There are concerns amongst the fans that the band has split up, however there has been no formal press release regarding this.

Members

• Matthias Sayer - vocals
• Alexander Scholpp - Guitar
• Denis Hummel - Keyboard
• Antonio Ieva - bass (1999-)
• Till Hartmann - Drums

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Former members

• Ralf Bozenhart - bass (-1999)

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Discography

• "Call me a Hog Demo Tape" (1994)
• "Countrified" (1996)
• "Till The Cows Come Home" (1997)
• "The World Is Ours" (2000)
• "The Other Side"(2004)

Singles

• Farm Sweet Farm (promo)
• Never Let Me Down Again
• Till The Cows Come Home
• When Pigs Fly
• If You Ever Leave Me Standing
• Here Comes The Pain
• The Other Side

Music videos

• Farm Sweet Farm
• Never Let Me Down Again [1]
• When Pigs Fly
• Here Comes The Pain [2]
• If You Ever Leave Me Standing
• While God Was Sleeping
• Stay Like This Forever [3]

External links

• Official site
• Tieflader, a band featuring Farmer Boys guitarist Alex Scholpp