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Shw Mae! (Hi!) Sara Hillis yma (here) to tell you that we're going Welsh this week on Come by the Hills in honour of Saint David's Day, which I'm sure has been celebrated at least in some fashion this weekend in Wales, and which actually falls on March 1. I think it's a holiday and everything! We're going to be playing music mostly in the Welsh Language (yn Cymraeg,) but we will not be confining ourselves strictly to Folk music. We have a little bit of music by Harry Secombe, formerly of The goons, as well as some lovely music by Aled Jones, celebrated Welsh Soprano and then later Tenor.

Hello again! Sara Hillis here to tell you that this week's episode of Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic Music Show, is brought to you by the letters L and M, and the number 3. Why the number 3? Because we've got three hours of great Folk and Celtic music for your listening pleasure! As for L and M, we're featuring the music of Canadian singer/songwriter Loreena McKennitt, as it was her birthday on February 17. We're also going to feature live music from Loreena McKennitt and other artists, because I think many of us are craving the concert atmosphere about now.

Hello again! Sara Hillis here to tell you about this week's episode of Come by the Hills, Mushroom FM's Folk and Celtic music show. We've got three hours of fantastic Folk for you, and though it will not be live this week due to the fact that it's February 14 and I'm going to be spnding some quality time with my husband this evening, it will be full of fun as always.

We'll salute Saint Brigid of Kildare as it's her feast-day on the Julian calendar, we'll fulfill a request we didn't get to last week, and of course we'll hear lots of amazing music as usual.

Hello again! Sara Hillis here to tell you that, contrary to what *they* would have you believe, The Super Bowl is not the most important thing happening tonight. No, Come by the Hills is! I mean, it's so important that there's not even a half-time show to take away from its utter and complete fantasticity! So if you like great Folk and Celtic music from around the world, then join me live tonight at 8:00 PM Eastern, or catch the replay on Friday at 4:00 AM Eastern, 9:00 AM in the UK and Ireland.

Hello again! Sara Hillis here to tell you that we're getting decidedly Scottish this week on Come by the Hills in honour of Robert Burns Day coming up on January 25. We'll hear many of the songs Burns collected and some of the poetry he wrote as well, and we'll have a great time as always. So join me live on Sunday at 8:00 PM Eastern for all the fun, or catch the replay of the show on Friday at 4:00 AM Eastern, 9:00 AM in the UK and Ireland. There's also an archive of past shows available for your perusal here.

Hello again. Sara Hillis here to tell you about this weeks' episode of Come by the Hills! We'll be featuring a couple of sea shanties in honour of the fact that this subgenre of Folk music has recently (and strangely) gone viral on TikTok. We'll also hear a Leonard Cohen-related lament from Canadian singer-songwriter Nancy White, and we'll generally have a great time.

Hello there! Sara Hillis here to tell you that Mushroom FM's premier Folk and Celtic music show will soon be on the air again for another week! You can look forward to three hours of fabulous Folk music presented live for your enjoyment. It's a low-key show with a perfect mix of musical moods and styles whether you're engaged in some specific task or just chilling out.

Well, here we are at last. It's 2021! However, even though the year has changed, you've still got a date with great Folk and Celtic music tonight. Join me, Sara Hillis, at 8:00 PM Eastern for three hours of the best the Folk world has to offer, including some music that's new to the show from artists we love such as Meg Davis and Pentangle! There may even be some Me Music along the way. Who knows? Anything can happen on a live show!

Join me, Sara Hillis, tonight at 8:00 Eastern for a dip into Come by the Hills history as we look back at one of our most popular episodes of 2020. Yes, it's an encore presentation of the Joni Mitchell Archives episode from November 1. I hope you'll enjoy it, whether it's new to you or not, and I will certainly be with you again live in the new year.

Catch Come by the Hills tonight at 8:00 PM Eastern, or check out the replay on Friday at 4:00 AM Eastern, 9:00 AM in the UK and Ireland.

Tomorrow at noon Eastern, Join me, Sara Hillis, as I take a journey through one of the greatest collections of holiday music ever to grace the world of Pop: The Carpenters Christmas Collection. Compiled in 1996, it features both A Christmas Portrait from 1978 and An Old-fashioned Christmas from 1984. Whichever is your favourite of these two albums, you're sure to find good cheer awaiting you.