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Greetings! Sara Hillis here to let you know about this week's episode of Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show on MushroomFM! First and most important to note, the show is live this week, just like it's supposed to be! I've got songs about mothers in honour of North American Mother's Day, which is always the second Sunday in May, as well as new music from Emily Portman's recently-released album called Dominion of Spells!

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From this Saturday at 12 AM Eastern—that’s 4 PM Saturday in NZ, 2 PM in Sydney, and 5 AM in the UK—and repeated every four hours throughout the day—we’re
featuring the described movies Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Live and Let Die (1973).
Got questions, comments, or ideas for future described movies?
Email me at anthony at mushroomfm dot com (written this way to reduce spam).
Enjoy the movies and check out the details below!

The "Juke In The Back" focuses on the " soul that came before rock n' roll," the records that inspired Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and countless others.

After you've enjoyed The Variety Vault with Paul Merrell, Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 4 PM, don't touch that dial, device, PC, Mac, smart speaker or tablet and join me for The Early Years, where and when you'll hear the best music from the first quarter century of Rock with occasional nods to other decades and genres.

This week we replay a special show. On Deep Dive's second birthday we invited Jonathan Mosen into the backpack studio to share his love of the famous british singing group the beatles. We love you eight days a week, think of yesterday, and ride in a yellow submarine.

Tune in at 4 PM Eastern Monday, which is Tuesday morning in Eastern Australia. Or at 6 AM Eastern Wednesday, which is Wednesday in Eastern Australia. Joining is easy! Just ,tell that SmartSpeaker of yours to play Mushroom FM and you will be there faster than you can say I wanna hold your hand.

The first of May, otherwise known as May Day, might be the perfect holiday for Come by the Hills, as it is both a celebration of fertility and life as well as a celebration of workers' rights around the world, thus bridging the two major types of music featured on the show: music from the Celtic lands as well as music firmly rooted in union and worker culture. This week, I have a May Day episode for you from 2025, so if you hear discussions of May the Fourth, don't freak out. It's just a rerun.

Only on Mushroom Escape:
http://www.mushroomfm.com/escape
From this Saturday at 12 AM Eastern—that’s 4 PM Saturday in NZ, 2 PM in Sydney, and 5 AM in the UK—and repeated every four hours throughout the day—we’re
featuring the described movies On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997).
Got questions, comments, or ideas for future described movies?
Email me at anthony at mushroomfm dot com (written this way to reduce spam).

The "Juke In The Back" focuses on the " soul that came before rock n' roll," the records that inspired Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and countless others.

After you've enjoyed The Variety Vault with Paul Merrell, Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 4 PM, don't touch that dial, device, PC, Mac, smart speaker or tablet and join me for The Early Years, where and when you'll hear the best music from the first quarter century of Rock with occasional nods to other decades and genres.

This week on Deep Dive we enjoy the talents of Australian country and western singer John Williamson. We meet old man emu, a Mallee boy, and we celebrate the baggy green.

It was Anzac day in Australia and New Zealand last week. On this day we recognise the sacrifice made by many men and women in the armed forces, so True Blue is a most appropriate song to play.