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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: 9 September 2023
9 Sep 2023On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has classic tracks from the Velvet Underground and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, reggae courtesy of the Slickers plus blues from Alberta Hunter and Kid Wiggins. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 2 September 2023
2 Sep 2023On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has classic blues courtesy of Model T Slim, a track from the Handsome Family's latest album, a soul smash from Merry Clayton plus a duet from Delaney Davidson and… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 26 August 2023
26 Aug 2023On this week's show Nina Simone covers Prince and Odetta takes on Dylan. There's also blues from Koko Taylor, reggae courtesy of the Heptones plus a Cajun classic from Johnnie Allen. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 19 August 2023
19 Aug 2023On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays new music from Ebony Lamb, birthday tunes for Isaac Hayes, classic soul courtesy of Aretha Franklin and Baby Washington plus a live track from Irish guitar… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 12 August 2023
12 Aug 2023On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has classic blues from Trixie Smith and Mike Henderson, Etta James covering the Doors, a reggae smash courtesy of Susan Cadogan, plus a birthday tune for David… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 5 August 2023
5 Aug 2023On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has a Cajun classic from Tommy McLean, blues from Elmore James, a track from Van Morrison's Moondance album, a birthday tune for Louis Armstrong plus new music… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 29 July 2023
29 Jul 2023On this week's show Mark has soul from Ray Charles, New Orleans boogie courtesy of Dr John, blues from Washboard Sam plus an all time classic from Joni Mitchell. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 22 July 2023
22 Jul 2023On this week's show Mark plays soul from Wilson Pickett and Curtis Mayfield, a live gospel track courtesy of Aretha Franklin, reggae from Marcia Griffiths plus an all time classic from JJ Cale. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 15 July 2023
15 Jul 2023On this week's show Mark has classic reggae from Burning Spear, a birthday tune for Spencer Davis, plus new music from Lucinda Williams, the Cowboy Junkies, Betty Lavette and the Handsome Family. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 8 July 2023
8 Jul 2023On this week's show Mark drops classic reggae from the Wailers and Sister Nancy, psychedelic blues courtesy of Captain Beefheart plus a preview of Too Late To Stop Now - a collection of rock 'n' roll… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 1 July 2023
1 Jul 2023On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark celebrates the birthday of legendary songwriter Willie Dixon with tracks from Etta James, Sam Cooke and Muddy Waters. There's also reggae courtesy of the Mighty… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 24 June 2023
24 Jun 2023On this week's Nashville Babylon there's a brand new track from the Handsome Family, a birthday tune for Kris Kristofferson plus classic soul and ska courtesy of Ruth Brown and Derek Harriot. Read more Audio
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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.