Also known as: Perth County Conspiracy, The
Origin: Stratford, ON, Canada
This Canadian folk-psych ensemble formed in 1969 with original members Richard Keelan (guitar, vocals), Cedric Smith (vocals, guitar), Michael Butler (bass), Terry Jones (guitar, vocals) and George Taros (piano, vocals). Keelan was a former member of the Detroit based Spike Drivers and then Misty Wizards , who had fled to Canada in an effort to dodge the Vietnam War draft. The band honed their skills playing regularly at Harry Finlay's Black Swan Coffee House in Stratford, ON, but also toured across the country. They were named after the county in which the town of Stratford is located. In the…