ION INDIE MAGAZINE October 2015, Volume 17 | Page 66

FAIRVIEW UNION
By The Fairy Rock Mother Kiki Plesha

Only the strong survive. This is can be construed
as both an anthem and a warning--even more
so when you talk COUNTRY music. Some might
refer to the current climate of Country as
“competitive” or “saturated”…and some may even
go so far as to say “brutal” and “cut-throat”. Heck,
I’ve heard it said that Nashville is where “Country
Dreams DIE”. And especially in a business that can
sometimes be described as “one step forward, two
steps back” (or in this case “TWO STEP”), well—let’s
just say that tenacity creates traction.
THE FAIRVIEW UNION are survivors. And they are
blazing their OWN trail in Tennessee and kicking up
a dust storm along the way. Their path, however, is
cut through Coalfield and Knoxville--not Nashville.
Oh, don’t get me wrong, they have nothing against
Nashville…and whenever “Music City” is
ready for THEM…they are happy to stop by
with a big ole Fairview Union style “howdydoo”.
I had the supreme pleasure to sit down with
CHAD (lead vocals/guitar) and KELLI WILSON
(lead vocals/keyboards)—the husband and wife
duo that front this much-heralded and seriously
ROCKIN’ Country band—which also includes
MIKE BARNES (lead guitar), NEAL FOSTER
(vocals/bass) and CHRIS POTOCIK (drums). The Wilson’s graciously granted this interview
and took a pause from their busy schedule to answer a few questions for the readers of ION Indie Magazine.
Kiki: Let’s start off by talking about the beginning. I know the “Kelli and Chad” story—please share it with
our readers.