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Yes, Come by the Hills, Mushroom Fm's premier Celtic music show, (well, Mushroom Fm's only Celtic music show,) is back again for another week of great music and possibly-witty banter! We've got all our usual features, some talk about a very strange new variety of whisky, and what else? Well, you'll have to listen to find out.

You can catch the show on Sunday night at 8:00 PM Eastern, right after Steve Cutway and The Early Years, or on Friday morning at 4:00 AM Eastern, 9:00 AM in the UK and Ireland, right after Jonathan Mosen and The Daily Fibre!

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.

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.

Yes, Come by the Hills is back for another week with an eclectic selection of folk and Celtic favourites for your listening pleasure. Our features are back as usual, and it'll be an extremely fun time!

So, catch the Celtic fever tonight after Steve and The Early Years or on Friday morning at 4:00 AM Eastern, 9:00 AM in the UK and Ireland, right after Jonathan and The Daily Fibre!

Join me for The Early Years where you'll enjoy the best variety of music from the 50s and 60s with an occasional nod to other decades, including music from before the rock era which is generally accepted as starting in 1955.
For several weeks now, I've been talking about jaw-dropping songs. What are jaw-dropping songs? As defined by a regular listener, jaw-dropping songs are songs that made you stop and listen the first time you heard them, whether you ultimately liked them or not; or songs that made you say, "what the frig!"

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.

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.

Yesterday, we were proud to relaunch Mushroom Escape, our old-time radio channel.

We're pleased to say that TuneIn has now updated its database. This means you can find Mushroom Escape in the free TuneIn apps for iOS and Android, and in many places like Alexa, Google Assistant and Sonos.

Enjoy the pictures that only the theatre of the mind can provide, on Mushroom Escape.

Many of you will remember, back in the days of Mushroom FM 1.0, a sister station which we had called Mushroom Escape, playing a variety of old-time radio.

Mushroom Escape is, as of right now, back on the air! Bruce Toews has spent a great deal of time over the last few months planning the revived station, learning a new automation system, and implementing it all, and he is sure you will enjoy the new station.

We have more of a variety than ever this time around - everything from Christian to comedy, mystery to quiz shows, theatre, science fiction, and a whole lot more.

Join me for The Early Years where you'll enjoy the best variety of music from the 50s and 60s with an occasional nod to other decades, including music from before the rock era which is generally accepted as starting in 1955.
There are two songs that mention today's date. What are they? Tune in to find out.
After fulfilling a request for a first-time listener, I will play the songs that made up a trivia quiz of music from the 50s and 60s during a cruise that Nancy and I enjoyed in 2013. We scored 32 out of 40, 80% but I'm sure you'll do much better.