Steve has been bottling his own cider since 2003. As a musician firmly grounded in traditional American Old-time music, Steve can’t help but point out the many parallels to cider: in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, both cider and Old-time music were staples of American culture, only to be sidelined by more mechanized and industrial rivals. Old-time music and cider are experiencing a renaissance as they’re being re-incorporated into American culture. The names of many of South Hill Cider’s bottlings are inspired by musical references.
