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Hello! It's Sara Hillis here to let you know that on this week's episode of Come by the Hills, we'll be revisiting September 14, 2025. Among other things, it memorializes what was at the time the eighth anniversary of the sudden death of my friend Shannon Marie Smith in 2017. As the ninth anniversary is approaching and as I am unable to do the show live this weekend, I thought this would be appropriate. Don't worry!

Hello! Sara Hillis here to let you know that, while I did have a brand new episode of Come by the Hills planned for this week featuring the Folk and Traditional music of Dolly Parton as part of it, I've decided to put it off till next week so I can do it live, as I have plans which prevent me doing a live show this week. Accordingly, I am bringing you last year's Labour Day special from August 31, 2025 which I hope you will enjoy, even though North American Labour Day is not till September 7th this year. Also, to be quite honest, I just don't have the heart to do my Dolly tribute yet.

Hi there! Sara Hillis here to let you know that today, August 21, 2026, marks ten years since I spoke my first words on the air as a host on Mushroom FM! Technically, those words were voice-tracked and so pre-recorded, but when I tuned in to hear myself--a very surreal experience--I never dreamed that I would still be doing this ten years later! In fact, I had convinced myself that no one would like what I did and that I wouldn't be any good as a DJ and that I would be let go in short order with extreme prejudice, because of course I was a fool to start this crazy ride in the first place.

Guess who? It's me, Sara Hillis, and I'm here to let you know bout this week's edition of Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show on Mushroom FM! Basically, it will be three hours of great music with a Folkish flavour: some traditional, some not-so-traditional, but all guaranteed to make you sit up and take notice, if, of course, you happen to be lying down at the time. Otherwise, it might just make you take notice. Anyway, I hope you'll join me, in whatever position you find yourself.

Hello fellow-folkies! Sara Hillis here to let you know that I've got another rerun for you this week on Come by the Hills. The combination of last-minute Sunday parental dinner plans and a weather-related headache have conspired to deprive us of a live episode this time. However, I hope you'll enjoy this show from august 10, 2025.!

Catch Come by the Hills on Sunday at 8:00 PM Eastern, or check out the replay on Tuesday at 5:00 AM Eastern. Enjoy, and as always, keep your dragons safe!

Hello! Sara Hillis here to let you know that this week's episode of Come by the Hills is all new for a new month! Not only is it a new month, but it is the show's anniversary month! So, happy August to you! The actual anniversary show will take place on August 23, but I plan to revel in the milestone that is ten years all month long!

Hello! Sara Hillis here to let you know that we are diving yet again into the archives of Come by the Hills for this week's show, this time with an episode from July 27, 2025. I hope you'll enjoy it! Also, I wanted to let you know that Autust is our tenth anniversary month, and while I'll be having the official anniversary show on August 23, I'll be referring to the anniversary throughout August, because, it's, like, our tenth! Wow! Anyway, have fun with this archive-dive, and I hope to see you in realtime next week!

Hello! Sara Hillis here to let you know that this week's episode of Come by the Hills is another one from the archives. This time, it's from July 14, 2024. You'll hear references to the assassination attempt on Trump in Butler Pennsylvania which had happened the day before the show went to air. Also, there will be songs in honour of Bastille Day, songs honouring some July birthdays, and even some commedy! Tomorrow, I have birhtday plans of my own which preclude doing a live show, but I hope you'll enjoy this one.

Hello! Sara Hillis here to let you know about the upcoming episode of Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show on Mushroom FM! This week, we'll revisit July 13, 2025. We'll hear from Woody Guthrie and from Roy Bailey, along with many other great artists. So, I hope you'll enjoy this blast from the relatively recent past, and I hope to be with you live again 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!

Hello! Sara Hillis here to let you know about this week's episode of Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show on Mushroom FM! This week, I'll be paying a reflective tribute in song to the United States of America on the occasion of its 250th birthday. From patriotic anthems to musical ries of protest, it promises to be an interesting show. We'll hear from Joni Mitchell, Odetta, Woody Guthrie, Simon and Garfunkel and Phil Oches, as well as some of our usual mix of Folk and Celtic music. It'll be better than the Great American State Fair, that's for sure!