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Nashville Babylon
The very best in Americana, alt country and blues music, hosted by Mark Rogers.
6:04pm Saturdays & 11:04pm Mondays on RNZ National
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Nashville Babylon 13 March, 2017
13 Mar 2017On this week's show Mark says Happy Birthday to Little Feat's Bill Payne, spins new music from the Hot 8 Brass Band and Nadia Reid and plays classics from the Scud Mountain Boys, Lambchop and Bo… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 6 March 2017
6 Mar 2017On this week's show Mark Rogers dips back to the very roots of country music with a tune from the Carter Family. There'll also be psych-blues from Captain Beefheart, funk from the Bar Kays, classics… Read more Audio
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New music from Son Volt and Ryan Adams plus tracks from Eb & Sparrow, Mark Mulcahy and T Bone Walker. And a tribute to the late Robert Fisher mainstay of alt-country collective Willard Grant… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon goes cinematic
20 Feb 2017Mark Rogers goes cinematic featuring tracks from Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? and Pulp Fiction. He also drops solid blues courtesy of Mike Henderson and Tommy Johnson, classic country from Marty… Read more Audio
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13 Feb 2017Mark Rogers spins tunes from Grammy Award winner Sturgill Simpson, the Handsome Family, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Loudon Wainwright III plus unveils new tracks from Aldous Harding and French For… Read more Audio
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6 Feb 2017On this week's show - it's a Southern Soul special as Mark selects songs from some of the true legends of the genre. Read more Audio
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30 Jan 2017Mark Rogers features new music from Howe Gelb and Nadia Reid, blues from the Mississippi Sheiks and CW Stoneking, jazz from Yusef Lateef, solid gold country from Tex Ritter and a bluegrass-tinged… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon for Monday 23 January 2017
23 Jan 2017On this week's show - Mark features classic tracks from Hank Williams and Karen Dalton, The Willard Grant Conspiracy covering Johnny Cash and something new from local outfit Tweed. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon for Monday 16 January 2017
17 Jan 2017On this week's show - Mark plays music from Joni Mitchell and Hank Thompson, a rare demo of CSN's Marrakesh Express, some Southern Soul from Razzy, new sounds from Auckland's Tweed and classic blues… Read more Audio
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9 Jan 2017Mark Rogers plays hidden gems from Lowell George, Shelby Lynn and Booker T Jones among others and pays tribute to Leonard Cohen and David Bowie… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon for Monday 2 January 2017
2 Jan 2017On this week's show Mark welcomes in 2017 with an all female affair . Tracks from Emmylou Harris, Neko Case, Candi Staton, Carla Thomas and Gillian Welch all feature as well as classic cuts from… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon for 26 December 2016
26 Dec 2016On this week's show Mark waves goodbye to 2016 with tracks from Ray Charles, Lucinda Williams, Pokey La'Farge and Eb & Sparrow while uncovering a calypso classic from Robert Mitchum. Read more Audio
Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers' love-affair with all things country started at an early age thanks to his grandfather's collection of Marty Robbins and Johnny Cash cassettes. In later life he became one of the co-founders of Loose Music, one of Europe's premier indie music labels, responsible for releases from the Handsome Family, the Felice Brothers and Neko Case. In addition he has worked with artists such as Emmylou Harris, Joan Baez and Jackson Browne and has helped promote New Zealand tours from Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, CW Stoneking and Pokey LaFarge. Many of these will feature on Nashville Babylon - a show dedicated to the very best in Americana, alt country and blues.