A degree of confusion surrounds The Common Cup's origins..

Over the years contradicting stories have emerged, many events have been "remembered" quite differently- perhaps even out of conveniance. Could it be the Commoners have a dark secret to hide?

Was Jim Uhrich truly raised by wolves, as many unauthorized biographies reveal- or were they merely red squirrels? Has there been a policy of willful misinformation to stimulate sales? Or are group members themselves merely perplexed at their accomplishments, and their continuing travels together.

The pursuit of "journalistic truth" is neither the goal of media barons, nor this grassroots website. However, keen readers can indeed find kernels of the real story scattered throughout these pages.

An interview with the original members of the group (Ian Macdonald, Gord Light, Bob Wallace, and the aforementioned Jim Uhrich) is posted in the Uncommon Praise section of the website. Their plans for expansion are revealed through salvaged segments of the Secret Cup Diaries, offering insight into the addition of Richard Betts & Scott McDonald as the rythym section.

And if these sources don't provide the information you seek, you'll either find it in the personal bio's (by clicking on a cup member's name) or it has been supressed by orders on high.