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Greetings! I'm back from the land of lost voices with a brand new, and live, episode of Come by the Hills this week, in which there will be songs about coming, songs about going, songs about trees and flowers, and one song about the road not taken. I'll also have a very special request to fulfill, and right near the beginning of the show, I'm going to play a really cool bit from Joni Mitchell's recent live album which we played a few weeks ago, but which I just think is an amazing bit of communal performance. In fact, I'm rather obsessed with it at the moment.

Hello! I'm still fighting this respiratory thing which is robbing me of much of my voice, but for the next few days, you'll get three whole hours of Jonathan Mosen, as he will be filling in for me as well as doing his own thing at his usual time. Thanks very much to Jonathan for helping out, and thanks to you for listening!

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them. (Laurence Binyon, For the Fallen)

Hello! I'm sorry to have to tell you that there will be no Sara Smiles show on Friday due to illness. I'm hoping this thing will be short-lived and that I'll be back in the saddle on Monday, but I will keep you posted.

Thanks for listening, and thanks for understanding!

Yes, today I have an encore presentation for you of Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show on Mushroom FM. We'll be revisiting November the 5th, 2022, as my husband and I are having friends over today. I'm sorry I can't be with you for a live show, but I hope you'll enjoy this one. And just a heads-up for next week, I'll be playing some songs in honour of Remembrance Day, so if you've got any requests, do feel free to get in touch.

October is drawing to an end, and this can only mean one thing: I'm starting to prepare for November's National Novel-writing Month event. Well, alright, so it means two things. The thing I wanted to tell you about is the upcoming Hallowe'en episode of Come by the Hills! (Yes, I'll probably say "howls" instead of "hills" throughout the show.) If you dare to listen, you'll hear tales of otherworldly encounters guaranteed to put you in a spooky frame of mind!

Hello! Sara Hillis popping up again to let you know about this week's episode of Come by the Hills, Mushroom FM's Folk and Celtic music show! It promises to be fun as always. We'll have a couple of songs about carnivals and fairs, some songs about trees, a bit of John Barleycorn, and even a bit of Leonard Cohen! So stop by and see what we're about! I promise you'll find something worth the listening!

Greetings and salutations! Sara Hillis here to let you know what's happening this week on Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show on Mushroom FM! I'm pleased to tell you that the show will be coming to you live once again from the 7th floor for three whole hours of great Folk music and hopefully witty banter. We'll have some songs about the sun and the moon in honour of the solar eclipse that is taking place today, as well as another selection from the recently-released live album Joni Mitchell At Newport (Live). We'll have some songs with names in them, and a whole lot more.

Greetings! Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow-Canadians! Due to holiday-related plans, I am proud to present an encore of Come by the Hills from October 22, 2022! Note that there will be a couple of promos which do not reflect Mushroom FM's current schedule, but beyond that, the music will be just as good as ever. So again, happy Canadian Thanksgiving, and happy Columbus Day for those in the US! I'll talk to you again next week.

It's another fabulous Folkish feast on Come by the Hills this week, as I present songs about brothers, sisters, boys and girls, as well as many other interesting musical delights, including an unfortunate miscommunication about how to deal with a seemingly aggressive dog. It'll be three hours of live radio fun, so I hope you'll join me!