Come by the Hills, Mushroom FM's Premier Celtic Music Show, Presented by Sara Hillis
About Me
My name is Sara Hillis and I am a musician from Canada. My primary musical genre is Celtic Folk music, but I enjoy both playing and listening to a wide range of artists and styles. I also have a Masters degree in English Literature, and I'm married to a wonderful man.
About The Show
Join me each Sunday night at 8:00 PM Eastern for three magical hours of music both traditional and inspired by tradition from the Celtic lands.
From Cork to Cape Breton, from Wales to Winnipeg, this music has traveled the globe in a way that few other folk traditions have. In danger of dying out several times, it has always been preserved against all odds, and has represented the people who created it even when their languages and rights were suppressed by conquerors and colonizers alike.
It chronicles both joy and sorrow, both defiance and love, and though it is sometimes heart-breaking, it is always beautiful.
Themes and Such
Occasionally, the show will have a theme based on special days that are important to various Celtic cultures as well as other important events throughout the year. There will also be tributes to influencial artists and bands, and sometimes a running theme related to the types of stories or characters featured in the songs. Whether there is a theme or not, however, the show will always be fun.
What if You Can't Tune in on Sunday?
If you miss the show on Sunday night, you can always catch a replay on the following Friday at 4:00 AM Eastern. While this may be too early for us here in Canada and the US, it does allow our UK listeners to tune in at a more reasonable time of day.
Failing this, you can now listen to past shows from the current calendar year on-demand. I'm providing this service in response to a number of people who find that the above times are not convenient for them. The shows are Ogg Vorbis files and they can be found at the links below. If you have trouble playing the show files using Windows Media Player, you can find the necessary add-on for playing Ogg Vorbis files here. It's a small EXE file which will install the necessary supports onto your system. Make sure any media players are closed before installing it. Now for the shows!
Links for On-demand Listening
June 2020
| Air Date | Show Notes | Link to File |
|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2020 | The Canada Day Episode | Download |
| June 21, 2020 | The Buffy Sainte-Marie and St. Jean Baptiste Day Episode | Download |
| June 14, 2020 | A Non-themed Episode | Download |
| June 7, 2020 | Encore Presentation of the March 22, 2020 House Concert Episode | Download |
May 2020
| Air Date | Show Notes | Link to File |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2020 | The 2020 Stan Rogers Special | Download |
| May 24, 2020 | A Non-themed Episode | Download |
| May 17, 2020 | A Non-themed Episode | Download |
| May 10, 2020 | A Non-themed Episode | Download |
| May 3, 2020 | The 2020 May Day Episode | Download |
April 2020
| Air Date | Show Notes | Link to File |
|---|---|---|
| April 26, 2020 | The Nova Scotia Songs Episode | Download |
| April 19, 2020 | Encore Presentation of The April 12, 2020 John Prine Episode | Download |
| April 12, 2020 | The John Prine Episode | Download |
| April 5, 2020 | A House Concert Episode | Download |
March 2020
| Air Date | Show Notes | Link to File |
|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2020 | The Spring and Things Episode | Download |
| March 22, 2020 | A House Concert Episode | Download |
| Marcy 15, 2020 | The 2020 St. Patrick's Day Episode | Download |
| March 8, 2020 | Encore Presentation of The November 17, 2019 Loreena McKennitt Episode | Download |
| March 1, 2020 | The 2020 St. David's Day Episode | Download |
February 2020
| Air Date | Show Notes | Link to File |
|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2020 | Encore Presentation of The July 14, 2019 Episode | Download |
| February 16, 2020 | A Non-themed Episode | Download |
| February 9, 2020 | The Kingston Trio Episode | Download |
| February 2, 2020 | The Music to Cure What Ails You Episode | Download |
January 2020
| Air Date | Show Notes | Link to File |
|---|---|---|
| January 26, 2020 | Encore Presentation of The January 27, 2019 Robby Burns Episode | Download |
| January 19, 2020 | Encore Presentation of The January 20, 2019 Episode | Download |
| January 12, 2020 | The New Year, New Music Episode | Download |
| January 5, 2020 | Encore Presentation of The June 9, 2019 Sandy Denny Episode | Download |
As always, keep up-to-date with Mushroom FM activities at our schedule page, which can be found here.
How to Contact Me
I look forward to sharing my love of Celtic music with you each week, and I'm always happy to hear from you with any ideas or requests you might have.
While this show is not presented live, I will be available during its time-slot and throughout the week by both Email and Twitter.
Contact me by email at S A R A at Mushroom Fm Dot Com (spelled that way to thwart spammers.)
Or if you prefer Twitter, feel free to follow me at sarahillismusic, and don't forget the Mushroom Fm hashtag when tweeting about the show!
Web Site
You might also like to check out my musical web site by clicking here.
Thank you for listening, and enjoy!