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October is drawing to an end, and this can only mean one thing: I'm starting to prepare for November's National Novel-writing Month event. Well, alright, so it means two things. The thing I wanted to tell you about is the upcoming Hallowe'en episode of Come by the Hills! (Yes, I'll probably say "howls" instead of "hills" throughout the show.) If you dare to listen, you'll hear tales of otherworldly encounters guaranteed to put you in a spooky frame of mind!

Hello! Sara Hillis popping up again to let you know about this week's episode of Come by the Hills, Mushroom FM's Folk and Celtic music show! It promises to be fun as always. We'll have a couple of songs about carnivals and fairs, some songs about trees, a bit of John Barleycorn, and even a bit of Leonard Cohen! So stop by and see what we're about! I promise you'll find something worth the listening!

Greetings and salutations! Sara Hillis here to let you know what's happening this week on Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic music show on Mushroom FM! I'm pleased to tell you that the show will be coming to you live once again from the 7th floor for three whole hours of great Folk music and hopefully witty banter. We'll have some songs about the sun and the moon in honour of the solar eclipse that is taking place today, as well as another selection from the recently-released live album Joni Mitchell At Newport (Live). We'll have some songs with names in them, and a whole lot more.

Greetings! Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow-Canadians! Due to holiday-related plans, I am proud to present an encore of Come by the Hills from October 22, 2022! Note that there will be a couple of promos which do not reflect Mushroom FM's current schedule, but beyond that, the music will be just as good as ever. So again, happy Canadian Thanksgiving, and happy Columbus Day for those in the US! I'll talk to you again next week.

It's another fabulous Folkish feast on Come by the Hills this week, as I present songs about brothers, sisters, boys and girls, as well as many other interesting musical delights, including an unfortunate miscommunication about how to deal with a seemingly aggressive dog. It'll be three hours of live radio fun, so I hope you'll join me!

It's almost time for another episode of Come by the Hills, Mushroom FM's Folk and Celtic music show, and today, I've got something rather special in honour of a well-beloved and still-grieved friend who passed away very suddenly six years ago today. Thanks to the miracle of the internet, I actually have a bit of her voice to play for you, and I'll also be playing some of her favourite Folk songs in the course of the show. Her name is Shannon, and if you're a regular listener, you'll know I reference her a lot.

Hello! Sara Hillis here to let you know about what's coming up this week in just a few short hours on Come by the Hills, Mushroom FM's Folk and Celtic music show! Today, as well as our usual mix of fun and interesting Folkish favourites, I will be paying tribute throughout the show to Donald McGeoch, a Brantford Ontario institution and a force to be reckoned with in the Folk scene there and roundabout. I first encountered his music on a lovely radio show on the CBC, the kind of show where people could send in tapes of artists they really liked and the presentor would play them.

Greetings! Sara Hillis here to let you know that this week, we're giving you an encore presentation of our Stan Rogers special from June 3 of this year on Come by the Hills. I hope you'll enjoy it, whether you heard it back in June or are hearing it for the first time.

Catch Come by the Hills on Saturday at 2:00 PM Eastern, or check out the replay on Tuesday at 5:00 AM Eastern. However and whenever you listen, enjoy, and I'll be back with a new show next week.

Hello! Sara hillis here once again, letting you know that I'm back this week with another antic edition of Come by the Hills, the Folk and Celtic Music Show! I think it's safe to say that our collection of music this week is ecclectic, to say the least. We've got songs about rivers, a couple of Mulls (yes, including a certain Mull we all know and love here at Mushroom FM,) a few songs about kings, some songs about maids, and to even things out, a few songs about men.

Way back on August 8, 2016, I wrote this:

"Exciting news! The Celts will soon be invading the home of the fun guys! For three hours every Sunday night, jigs, reels and balads will be the order of the day as I serve up the best in Celtic music from around the world. Not only will I be playing traditional favourites which defined the genre, but also new songs inspired by tradition which have changed it forever.

There will be lots of fun features for you to enjoy, interesting info about your favourite artists and groups, and of course plenty of room for your requests.