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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: 17 June 2023
17 Jun 2023On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has tracks from Rickie Lee Jones, Harry Nilsson and Tina Turner, classic soul courtesy of Ralph Jackson plus a birthday tune for Paul McCartney. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 10 June 2023
10 Jun 2023On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has a birthday tune for blues legend Howlin' Wolf, new music from New Zealand's the Mitchell Twins, classic reggae courtesy of Don Drummond plus gospel from the… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 3 June 2023
3 Jun 2023On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays blues from Slim Harpo and Dinah Washington, ska courtesy of Lord Tanamo, Marianne Faithfull covering Bob Dylan plus an all time classic from British folk… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 27 May 2023
27 May 2023On this week's show Mark has blues from Lightning Hopkins and Big Maybelle, reggae courtesy of John Holt, a country classic from the Louvin Brothers plus a track from Delaney Davidson's album Self… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 20 May 2023
20 May 2023On this week's show Mark plays new music from Rickie Lee Jones, soul from Rose Royce and Candi Staton, ska courtesy of Dandy Livingstone, plus a track from Tom Waits' classic album Rain Dogs. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 13 May 2023
13 May 2023On this week's show Mark has a birthday tune for Stevie Wonder, reggae from Steel Pulse, blues courtesy of Big Maybelle and Doc Pomus plus Shawn Colvin covering a Gerry Rafferty classic. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 6 May 2023
6 May 2023On this week's show Mark plays blues classics courtesy of Bessie Smith and Howlin' Wolf, ska from the Maytals a track from Pink Floyd's 1968 album A Saucerful Of Secrets plus a birthday tune for Irish… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 29 April 2023
29 Apr 2023On this week's show Mark has new music from Natalie Merchant and Bailey Bigger, blues courtesy of Albert King plus an all time classic from the Velvet Underground. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 22 April 2023
22 Apr 2023On this week's show Mark has a birthday tune for Ella Fitzgerald, classic blues courtesy of Slim Harpo and Little Walter plus Tina Turner covering Led Zeppelin. Read more Audio
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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
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.