Perth County Conspiracy - 1975 - Kanada (Canada - hippie folk psych)

Cedric Smith (vocals, guitar)

Richard Keelan (guitar, vocals)

Michael Butler (bass)
Terry Jones (guitar, vocals)

George Taros (piano, vocals)

Bob Burchill (guitar, vocals, fiddle; 1973-1975)

Perth County Express [L to R.; David Woodhead.Bob Burchill,Brian lee Griffith,Jerome Jarvis

Formed in Stratford, Ontario's Perth County in 1969 by Smith and former Spikedrivers member and US draft-dodger Keelan,

The Perth County Conspiracy [Does Not Exist] released 'Mushroom Music' on Rumour Records before being signed to Columbia Records and releasing their self-titled album 'Perth County Conspiracy Does Not Exist' in 1970.

The stage at Massey Hall

Their third release, in 1971, was the double live album 'Perth County Conspiracy...Alive' (recorded in the Batthurst Street United Church in Toronto) featuring "You Ain't Got Nothing" which was edited for radio.

Trudy, Penny, Bob & John on What Bus - 1977


David Woodhead,77, Track IV Studio, Waterloo, Ont @ Bob Burchill 1977 Stockholm Sweden

Bob Burchill joined permanently in 1973 and another live album, 'What School Bus Tour' was recorded from performances in Ottawa, Sudbury, Winnipeg in February of that year. Because the band made rare and infrequent stage appearances, another live album followed in 1976 called 'Break Out To Berlin'. After the album the band split up leaving Cedric Smith to carry on. Smith collaborated with Terry Jones on 1977's 'Ten Lost Years - And Then Some'. The album did nothing and Smith moved into a career as an actor. His most memorable role being that of Alec King on CBC-TV's 'Road To Avonlea'.

Richard Keelan, David Balser and Larry Brownsetup at Alumni Hall, London

Discography
1969 Mushroom Music (Rumour) RUMOUR-

1970 Perth County Conspiracy Does Not Exist (Columbia) EKL-375

1971 Alive (Columbia) GES-90037

1973 What School Bus Tour (Rumour/Mushroom) RUMOUR-II

1975 Kanada (Rumour) RUMOUR-IV

1976 Breakout To Berlin (Rumour) RUMOUR-

1977 Ten Lost Years - And Then Some (Rumour)

Mime, Pierre Pot, did incredible interpretation of the songs

Hippie Society: The Youth Rebellion :Canada's Woodstock: Mosport

Perth County Conspiracy

Bob Burchill on MySpace Music -Thanx To Bob's page for the pics
Bob Burchill

pcc on acid archives

see The Perth County Conspiracy Reunion Stratford, Ontario August 14, 2006
jerome jarvis

the David Woodhead Pages

Perth County Conspiracy - Does Not Exist 1970

Perth County Conspiracy "Alive" (Canadian Hippie Folk 1971)

Perth County Conspiracy - 1975 - Kanada : Enjoy !