Union County consists of two members: Alan Peterson and Steve Thompson. UC began at Appalachian State University in 2005. Alan had been playing guitar and singing for many years and had recently started getting serious about his songwriting. Steve had been writing and playing in band's for years and was looking for someone to build a unique band with. Alan and Steve were both music majors at Appalachian and got to know each other in a choir that they both sang in. The thing that they really remember most about the formation of their friendship is cigars. The first few times they spent time together were on opposite sides of burning tobacco and billowing clouds of thick white smoke. Alan and Steve spoke of pain, happiness, freedom, aspiration, religion, fear, and most of all...love. Not from a disgustingly chipper angle or as though it were a redoubtable opponent, instead they spoke of love as it is: the center of all things. This belief at the core of each of them bound them together in a tight friendship very quickly. One night Steve and Alan played some music together. In this one night it was abundantly clear to both men that there was a special spark in the sound. The styles were different. Alan's leaned toward folk/jazz and Steve's pushed towards rock/pop, but the mesh seemed effortless. Alan and Steve were immediately pleased with the way their voices sounded while singing together and they quickly realized that this "Union" of styles was one that was strong. It only took a few practices and they were writing songs with the other person's part in mind and before long they had established a home for their specific musical creations..."Union County". The rest is future history. The 1st video below is a brand new song called "Gone". The video is by Ariel Nicastro and is from Pepper's in Boone, NC. The 2nd video is from 6th & Vine Cafe' in Winston-Salem, NC. The 3rd video is from our spot on ABC's LowCountry Live from 2/24/09. Enjoy -UC
