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It's another Festive Folky Feast, this Week on Come by the Hills!

Well hello! On this decidedly balmy December day here in my neck of the Canadian woods, I'm here to tell you what's happening this week on Come by the Hills, Mushroom FM's Folk and Celtic music show!

Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: The Christmas Shoes, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Fast Freddie the Widow and me.

Only on Mushroom escape:
http://www.mushroomfm.com/escape
From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 6pm Saturday in NZ, 4pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies The Christmas Shoes from 2002, The Nightmare Before Christmas from 1993, and Fast Freddie the Widow and me from 2011.
The Christmas Shoes is a 2002 American Canadian made-for-television drama film based on the song and novel of the same name which was broadcast on CBS on 1 December 2002.

T-Bone Walker this week on The Juke In The Back!

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.
Drop a nickel in the ol' Rockola Juke to hear one of the best selling and most influential bluesmen and guitarists of all-time, T-Bone Walker.

Deep Dive has sweet dreams

This week on Deep Dive we enjoy the talents of the English duo the Eurythmics. we discover that here comes the rain again, the miracle of love, and ask who's that girl.

Tune in at 4 PM Eastern Monday, which is 8 AM Tuesday in Eastern Australia. Or at 6 AM Eastern Wednesday, which doesn't turn up until 10 PM Wednesday in Eastern Australia. Simply instruct that SmartSpeaker of yours to play Mushroom FM, and you will join the home of the fun guys.

The top 600 of the 60s continues this week after all on the Early Years!

Ignore my post from yesterday friends. My unanticipated health issue was resolved by a very competent young doctor at 06:00 PM last night so I will be with you in half an hour after all.
I'll pick up the Sirius XM Radio top 600 songs of the 60s at #546 and continue to #516.
You can contact me any time by email at steve at mushroomfm.com with comments about the show and suggestions for future shows.

It's a Winter Wonderland, this Week on Come by the Hills!

Hello! Here I am again with another Folkish feast for you on Come by the Hills, Mushroom FM's Folk and Celtic music show! This week, I've got songs about trains, songs about winter, songs about snow and songs about rain, and of course a few holiday tunes to spice things up with the musical equivalent of ginger, cloves and nutmeg. I hope you can join me!

December 2022 comes back this week on the Early Years!

After you've enjoyed Come By The Hills with Sara Hillis, tomorrow afternoon from 02:00 PM to 05:00 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 half of the Rock and Roll era with nods to other decades and genres.
You know what John Lennon said, "life is what happens while you're busy making other plans".

Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: The Family Stone, Last Christmas, and On Angel Wings.

Only on Mushroom escape:
http://www.mushroomfm.com/escape
From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 6pm Saturday in NZ, 4pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies, The Family Stone from 2005, Last Christmas from 2019, and On Angel Wings from 2014.
The Family Stone is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Thomas Bezucha.

Earl Lewis and The Channels this week on The Juke In The Back!

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" is proud to feature The Channels, one of New York City's finest and most influential vocal groups of the mid-1950s.
At only 15 years, Earl Lewis fronted the group who recorded one of Doo Wop's most classic tunes, the self-penned, "The Closer You Are" for Bobby Robinson's Whirlin' Disc label out of Harlem. Earl Lewis joins Matt The Cat to tell his story in his own words.

Deep Dive is true blue

This week on Deep Dive we feature the talents of Australian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist John Williamson. We meet an old man emu, hear the sad story of Bill the Cat, enjoy a chandelier of stars, and see some Cootamundra wattle.

Tune in at 4 PM Eastern Monday, which is 8 AM Tuesday in Eastern Australia. Or at 6 AM Eastern Wednesday, which is 10 PM in eastern Australia. Simply ask your smart speaker of choice to play Mushroom FM and you will be there momentarily.

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