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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: 15 April 2023
15 Apr 2023Mark Rogers previews Jackson Browne's forthcoming New Zealand tour, plays blues from LaVern Baker, ska courtesy of Phyllis Dillon and a classic from the Cramps. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 8 April 2023
8 Apr 2023On this week's show Mark has blues from Memphis Minnie, reggae legend Peter Tosh covering a Chuck Berry classic, soul courtesy of Bettye Swann plus new music from the Mitchell Twins. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon Easter Special: Part Two
7 Apr 2023In part two of this two-hour Nashville Babylon special, we hear music from the likes of Aretha Franklin, JJ Cale, Nina Simone, Talking Heads, Bob Marley, Lambchop, the Gypsy Kings and much, much… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon Easter Special: Part One
7 Apr 2023In this two-hour Nashville Babylon special, we hear music from the likes of Aretha Franklin, JJ Cale, Nina Simone, Talking Heads, Bob Marley, Lambchop, the Gypsy Kings and much, much more... Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 1 April 2023
1 Apr 2023On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark has reggae from Junior Murvin, a soul classic courtesy of Isaac Hayes plus tracks from Lucinda Williams, Fairport Convention and Sister Wynona Carr. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon for 25 March 2023
25 Mar 2023On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark has new music from Iris Dement and New Zealand’s The Loving Arms. There’s also blues from Otis Spann and Howlin’ Wolf plus CW Stoneking covering the White… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 18 March 2023
18 Mar 2023On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark has reggae from Burning Spear, swamp-blues courtesy of Tony Joe White, a live session track from Nadia Reid plus a soul classic from Smokey Robinson. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 11 March 2023
11 Mar 2023On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark has a soul special featuring classics from James Brown, Aretha Franklin, the Temptations, Betty Lavette and Merry Clayton. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 4 March 2023
4 Mar 2023On this week's show Mark has blues from Robert Johnson and Luther Allison, reggae courtesy of Max Romeo, a track from Neko Case’s all time classic Furnace Room Lullaby plus a Springsteen cover from… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 25 February 2023
25 Feb 2023On this week's show Mark celebrates the birthdays of country legend Johnny Cash and the forever fab George Harrison. There’s also reggae courtesy of Janet Kay, blues from Taj Mahal plus a live track… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 18 February 2023
18 Feb 2023On this week's show Mark has a bluegrass twist on an Iggy Pop classic, blues from Lil Johnson, birthday tunes for ace songwriter Bobby Charles, a bit of ska from Richard Ace and a salute to David… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 11 February 2023
11 Feb 2023On this week's show there’s classic blues and soul from Little Walter and
James Brown, a preview of John Otway’s New Zealand tour plus tunes from
Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield and Laura Nyro to… Read more AudioThis audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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.