300: Strange Apples - Make Them POP!

300: Strange Apples - Make Them POP!

Author: Ria Windcaller: Award-winning Cidermaker, Podcaster | Craft Beer Columnist December 8, 2021 Duration: 59:28
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Episode 300 and the song "Strange Apples"

In this episode we celebrate the 300th episode of Cider Chat and release a new cider song titled Strange Apples!

This song is one part poking fun at ourselves as cidermakers  and enthusiasts for all things cider. I began writing this song one night while sitting along on a sailboat in the Santa Cruz Harbor in Santa Cruz California in August of 2021. I was in town taking care of family (my mom) and had a couple hours to myself, so I squirreled away on my brother's boat with the intention to put to song a little ditty that was playing out in my head. I wore head phones so that I wouldn't be cranking the tune and waking the liveaboard sailors around me. Water is my muse,  having grown up on a river bank and spent many a night singing with my cousin Jay and friends as we floated down the mighty river.

In a few short days my cousin Jay and I,  would go into the Santa Cruz Recording studio and do the final wrap to this new cider song titled Strange Apples.

Ep 300: Cider Chat Lady Christmas Tree 200x300 A holiday tree adorned with Lady Apples - yes they are realCider Chat Letter to ria #300 200x300 Letter given to Ria from Apples, The Nose and the Talking Pommes to celebrate the 300th episode

Lyrics to Strange Apple

Jay Straaange Apples

Jay Bitter Sharp

Guitar rift

Jay Straaange Apples

R&J Juicy Ripe

Guitar rift

Bomp bomp bomp ba da da de do dump

Bomp bomp bomp ba da da de do dump

Jay Who wants a tannin bomb?

Ria I want a tannin bomb?

Jay Who wants to pull them down?

Ria I'm gonna pull them down.

Ria Hay, Hay Hay Apples

R&J Bitter Sweet

Jay Straaange Apples

R&J Hanging high

Drop down

Jay Got those Straaange Apples

R&J Forget the pie

Drop down

Jay Straaange Apples

R&J Squeeze them tight

Jay Got them…. (R&J) Straaange Apples, Straaange Apples

Yes they're Straaange Apples

R&J Make them Pop!

Rift

Pop Pop Pop badada do do dop

Pop Pop Pop badada do do dop

Ria Who wants a tannin bomb?

Jay I want a tannin bomb?

Ria Who wants to pull them down?

Jay I'm gonna pull them down.

Jay Hay Hay Hay Apples

R&J Come and see

R&J Plenty strange apples

R&J For you and me

R&J Straaange Apples, Straaange Apples, Straaaaange Apples

R&J Make them Pop!

Pop Pop Pop badada do do dop

Pop Pop Pop badada do do dop

High Pop Pop Pop badada do do dop

Pop Pop Pop - PopPopPopPop

Ria & Jay Strange Apples Celebration 300x200

Ria & Jay Celebrating the recording of Strange Apples

Looking back at Season 6 of Cider Chat

50 episode from #251 - 300 introduced cidermakers from Germany and throughout North America. Hear their voices and hello on this episode 300.

For historical notes - let us never forget that Season 6 and 5 were completed during a world wide pandemic.

Find all archived episodes for Season 6 and past season at https://ciderchat.com/podcast


There’s a whole world in a glass of cider, and Cider Chat is your invitation to explore it. Hosted by award-winning cidermaker and writer Ria Windcaller, this podcast travels far beyond the bottle to meet the people who make the global cider culture so vibrant. Each conversation is a journey-you might find yourself in a heritage orchard learning the history of forgotten apple varieties, in a bustling taproom with an importer explaining regional traditions, or in a kitchen with a chef pairing cider with unexpected foods. The discussions get into the delightful nuances, too, whether that’s the semantics of what we even call this drink or how the concept of terroir translates from soil to sip. It’s not just about production; it’s about the community, the travel, and the stories that fermentation unlocks. This is for anyone curious about the craft, history, and sheer enjoyment of fermented apple juice in all its forms. So, pour a glass and settle in for a series that feels like a wide-ranging, informative, and genuinely good-humored chat with friends who happen to be obsessed with cider. You’ll come away with a deeper appreciation for every effervescent, tart, or sweet sip, hearing directly from the growers, makers, and enthusiasts who are shaping this drink’s exciting present and future.
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