Nashville Babylon

On this week's show Mark says happy birthday to John Fogerty, spins classic country from Bobbie Gentry, blues courtesy of Johnny Otis and Bo Diddley, drops a brand new track from Neko Case and plays… Read more Audio

On this week's show Mark says happy birthday to guitarist Marc Ribot and Fats Waller, plays new music from Willie Nelson, Gretchen Peters and John Prine and spins a mix of classic country and blues… Read more Audio

On this week's show Mark plays new tracks from Bernie Griffin and Holly Golightly, classics from Bob Dylan and Aaron Neville plus favourites from Stretch, John Martyn and Delroy Wilson. Read more Audio

On tonight's show we've got an exclusive spin of tracks from Holly Golightly's new album, more from Eb & Sparrow's latest release, jazz from Ella Fitzgerald, classic blues from Robert Johnson and a… Read more Audio

On this week's show Mark plays a track from Kiwi bluesman Darren Watson's new album, an RNZ exclusive courtesy of Nadia Reid, country classics by Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris plus Americana from… Read more Audio

Tracks from JJ Cale, Willie Nelson, Stephen Stills and Thelonious Monk. We say 'happy birthday' to Roy Orbison, mark the anniversary of Nina Simone's passing and play more from Delaney Davidson's new… Read more Audio

Tonight, Mark says "happy birthday" to Loretta Lynn, Dusty Springfield and Madeleine Peyroux, spins tracks from Josh Ritter and Richard & Linda Thompson, drops a Lee 'Scratch' Perry take on a rock 'n'… Read more Audio

On this week's show Mark spins a classic gunfighter ballad from Marty Robbins, blues from Little Willie John, ska from Prince Buster and alt.country from Son Volt. There's also a soul cut from PP… Read more Audio

On this week's show Mark drops a brand new track from Tami Neilson, classic country from Patsy Cline, Americana from William The Conqueror, a cut from Springsteen's Nebraska and some low down dirty… Read more Audio

On this week's show Mark plays new music from Bettye Lavette and Courtney Marie Andrews, a cover of a Beatles gem courtesy of Pete Molinari, a birthday tune for Aretha Franklin, some heavy southern… Read more Audio

On this weeks show Mark features new music from Damien Jurado and Kim Richey, classic blues and country from Little Walter and Hank Williams plus a deep soul epic from Isaac Hayes. There's also music… Read more Audio

On tonight's show Mark plays new sounds from Delaney Davidson, Joan Baez and the Hanging Stars, spins classic country from the Louvin Brothers, a song from the Bads' Taite Music Prize nominated album… Read more Audio