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Hello again! Sara Hillis here to tell you that if you missed the tribute to John Prine last week on Come by the Hills, you have a chance to hear it again this Sunday. This is partly because my weekend is rather taken up with other things, but also because I forgot to do the thing that makes the replay play this morning. So, in order for the Friday folkies to hear last Sunday's Celtic show, I'm going to play it again this Sunday, also giving anyone else a chance to hear our tribute to John Prine again if they missed any or all of it.

Hi, or G'day mate, as we'd say here in Aus.
I'm Damo, and I'm delighted to be back broadcasting on Mushroom FM, where my internet radio days began, way back on the 30th of May 2010.

Being proudly Australian, and living as I do, in the river city of Brisbane, you're bound to here quite a bit of music from Australia and New Zealand on the show. I'm also a keen foody, and love cooking outdoors, and, I'm a smoker... no not that kind of smoker, I love making my own smoked meats, so this week on the show, I'll tell you about some of the gadgets I use, and things I like to cook.

Only on Mushroom escape:
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From this Saturday at 2am Eastern, that’s 6pm Saturday in NZ, 4pm in Sydney and 7am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movie The Longest Yard from 2005.
The Longest Yard is a 2005 American prison sports comedy film directed by Peter Segal and written by Sheldon Turner.

in the spirit of the idea that, part of maintining a state of good mental health in the face of stress, is to keep a sense of humor, and that a positive disposition, and a hopeful heart are keys to maintaining an effective immune system, we engage in a little tasteful corona humor this week on SnowWhiteFM.
You can take about so much dour solemnity, and apocolyptic projection, before you have just had enough, and your hopeful spirit starts to rebel.

Hi there. Sara Hillis here with a heads-up regarding Sara Smiles. Today's show will be going ahead as scheduled, but I've decided to take a day off for tomorrow, as that is Holy (Good) Friday according to the Orthodox Christian calendar. You'll still get the replay of Come by the Hills, but after today's Sara Smiles, I'll be off till Monday. You'll be in great hands with the Mushroom Pot of course, and my conscience will be eased. I think it's really important to do what I can to observe Holy Friday as best as I can even if I cannot be in church to do it.

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.
Tommy Brown is one of the unsung blues shouters of the Rhythm & Blues Era. His only two charting records were done with the Griffin Brothers on Dot Records in 1951. He’ll always be remembered for the #1 smash, “Weepin’ & Cryin’,” but Brown had so many tremendous records under his own name that Matt The Cat just had to feature an entire “Juke In The Back” program on Tommy Brown.

Recent events have been yet another reminder of what a precious part so many people have allowed Mushroom Fm to play in their lives. And it all began on 25 April 2010. Those 10 years have gone fast, and Mushroom FM is sounding better than ever.

What would it all be for without the Mushroom Crowd? So you're at the centre of our celebrations.

Steve Cutway and I are apparently on the same wavelength, but I think that's true for many music lovers around the world. When we heard the sad news of the illness, and then the death. of singer and songwriter extraordinaire John Prine due to Covid-19, we were all in shock. he was 73 years of age.

For me, John Prine was always a name. he came up again and again at folk clubs and open mics when other people would sing his songs, and every song of his I heard, I liked. Ironically, I have only heard his own voice singing his own songs in the past few days.

After you've enjoyed The Mosen Explosion tomorrow afternoon, stay tuned for The Early Years where you'll enjoy the best music from Rock and Roll's Golden Age (its first quarter century) with an occasional nod to other decades and genres.
Of course, it's all about the music on Mushroom FM the home of the fun guys. But I'm delving a little deeper again this week with more music about music, another listener-suggested theme.