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Hello! Sara Hillis here! I have to call this week's episode of Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic Music show on Mushroom FM, a musical stew so the management doesn't fire me for using inappropriate language (soup,) but I actually think it fits. The show is positively thik with chunks of music that has been cooked to perfection so the flavours meld together in a satisfying auditory melange. Of course, as is traditional in my family, stew must be served with tea biskets, and I've got them--lovely buttery bits of banter for your dilectation! So, pop over!

The table is full-laden! It's almost time once again for three hours of interesting, fun and thought-provoking music, as well as hopefully-interesting, probably-fun, and surely-provoking (minus the thought) banter, on Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show on Mushroom FM! I have no specific theme tonight, just a cornucopia of cracking tunes. (See how I did that? Cornucopia? Canadian Thanksgiving?) Well, notwithstanding my stratispheric cleverness and absolutely stellar wit, I hope you'll join me!

Hello! I'm back with another live episode this week on Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show on Mushroom FM! I've got songs about fairs, songs about men named John and women named Jane,, a couple of folk-related novelty pieces, and my setting of a lovely autumnal poem which was suggested to me by a very dear friend. It'll certainly be an interesting three hours should you have some time to spend. i might even drink a guinness on the air! So why not grab your favourite pint or dram and hang out for a while?

I'm off on a mini vacation this weekend, so this means that I will not be doing a new episode of Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show on Mushroom FM. However, if you tune in on Sunday at 8:00 PM Eastern, or for the replay on Tuesday at 5:00 AM Eastern, you'll hear an episode originally broadcast on September 30, 2023. This was when the show was on Saturdays rather than on Sundays, so keep that in mind when you hear me talking about what's coming up next and such. I hope you'll enjoy this blast from the past, and I'll be back with you again live next weekend.

Hello! Once again I'm here as the herald of all things folkish on Mushroom FM, so hark! will you? Come by the Hills is coming up in a few short hours, and this week, I have what promises to be an eclectic show, in which we celebrate the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins of Lord of the Rings fame with a set of Tolkien's poems that was crafted into a song-cycle by none other than Donald Swan of Flanders and Swan fame! Is this truly Folk music? Well, I suppose not, but it is a lovely thing, and I'm going to play it.

Hello! As some long-time listeners may no, September is a somewhat melancholy month for me, as it's when I lost, seven years ago on September 16th, my very best friend from when I was a child very suddenly due to as-yet unknown natural causes. Her name is Shannon, and I'm going to play some of her favourite songs this week, as well as a lovely bit of archival audio so her voice will live on. I've also got some really thought-provoking songs, and a song from me which I was inspired to write by another person who passed, also on September 16th, four years ago.

Hello! Sara Hillis here again to state the obvious, really. This week's episode of Come by the Hills will be three hours of Folkish fabulousness, along with plenty of fun and frolic! I've got sad songs, happy songs, love songs, and even a bonnie bunch of songs, or perhaps a bunch of "Bonnie" songs would be nearer the mark, and then there are the songs that you pick! So, what's not to like?

Greetings and salutations! I'm just popping onto your screen to let you know about this week's live edition of Come by the Hills! In honour of the North American version of Labour Day, which is always the first Monday in September, I'll have songs featuring various occupations: miners, fishermen, weavers, truck-drivers, chimney-sweeps, ploughmen, farmers and anything else I (or you, for that matter) can think of. We'll also be hearing an audiodrama that a listener told me about featuring the heroine of one of the songs we played last week.

On august 21, 2016, a little show called Come by the Hills made its debut on Mushroom FM! It was primarily a Celtic music show, but as time went on, other Folk elements began to creep in. It's still got a major Celtic foundation, but I'd like to think it's done some evolving over the years. Tonight's the night to celebrate eight years of this crazy little show, and I hope you'll join me for three hours of Folkish fun!

Hello! As I mentioned last week if you were listening to Come by the Hills, this week's show is an encore presentation of our Stan Rogers special from June 2, 2024. I hope to be back live with you soon.

Catch Come by the Hills on Sunday at 8:00 PM Eastern, or check out the replay on Tuesday at 5:00 AM Eastern. However and whenever you listen, I hope you'll enjoy it.