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Hello! Sara Hillis here to let you know that this weekend, for sure this time, you'll be treated to a blast from the past on Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show here on Mushroom FM. It's from July 5, 2020, and I think it's worth listening to again. Actually, this was an auspicious day in Mushroom history, as it marked the world premier of A Little Bit of This and A Little Bit of That with Gary G! I mean, how can we not relive the hours that led up to such a memorable Mushroom moment?

Yes, you heard it right. After a couple of reboots, a fire alarm in our apartment building, and some other jiggery-pokery, I have managed to get the computer to behave as I want it to, so we're live after all! Join me at 8:00 PM Eastern for all the Canada Day fun, or catch the replay on Friday at 4:00 AM Eastern. The archive link still applies at: http://www.mushroomfm.com/sarahillis. However and whenever you listen, enjoy! I know I will!

Hello there! Sara Hillis here to tell you that instead of the brand spanking new Canada Day episode I had planned for today’s show, we’ll be dipping into the archives with last year’s version. There is a long and stress-laden story behind this decision involving a rather ill-conceived plan to back up my files to Dropbox and the consequences of that plan, so rather than risk the computer shutting down in the middle of the show, I thought the encore presentation would be the way to go. If I can fix everything I broke by next week, I’ll be back with you live as usual.

Hello, hello! Sara Hillis here to tell you about the amazing and exciting episode of Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show on Mushroom FM, that is almost upon us for another week. Not only will we have songs in honour of Canada's National Indigenous Peoples Day, not only will we have great Quebecois music in tribute to that province's annual Fete Nationale on Saint Jean-Baptiste Day, but we'll also have some really long songs to commemorate the ancient festival of Midsummer on the longest day of the year, at least in the Northern Hemisphere.

Hi again! Sara Hillis back to tell you what's in store for you this week on Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show on Mushroom FM! As usual, I've got three hours of great music for you, but we'll have a few special songs in honour of a listener's birthday, and we'll celebrate singer Sandy Denny as well, who would have had a birthday on June 1. In short, it'll be another fabulous Folk-filled show for you if you have a mind to stop by and listen for a while.

Hi all. Sara Hillis here to tell you that due to a confluence of technical difficulties at Mushroom FM and a limited amount of time for me this morning, Sara Smiles will be aired without most of the Sara bits. I'll be back again tomorrow, all things being equal.

Hello again! Sara Hillis here to tell you that this week's episode of Come by the Hills is our annual tribute to the life and musical legacy of Stan Rogers. I'll be presenting it live, so if you have a request you'd like to hear, feel free to send it in, or if you have any memories to share about Stan's music or perhaps even Stan himself, then by all means let me know about it by emailing sara@mushroomfm.com.

Hello again! Sara Hillis here to tell you about a very special episode of Come by the Hills coming up on Sunday, June 6 at 8:00 PM Eastern. Once again we'll be doing a Stan Rogers special around the anniversary of his death in 1983. This has always been a really well-received episode and has become a tradition over the past five years. Stan's music has become a soundtrack for Canada and has formed no small part of our musical legacy around the world. So I'm looking for contributions from you.

Hello again! Sara Hillis just dropping by to tell you that I'm back again live this week with another edition of Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show here on Mushroom FM. I'll have another three hours of amazing Folk music for you, and I'll also give you a heads-up about next week's episode for which I very much encourage you to send me your requests. I'll explain more about that on the show, so be sure to tune in if you want the scoop!