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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 1 April, 2019
1 Apr 2019On tonight's Nashville Babylon Mark spins a selection of country, soul and rock 'n' roll from the likes of the Arlenes, John Lee Hooker, Gil Scott Heron, Dwight Yoakam and Sam & Dave. There's also new… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 25 March, 2019
25 Mar 2019On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark previews new material from Brendan & Alison Turner, Reb Fountain and Son Volt, spins classic country courtesy of Hank Williams and plays birthday tunes for show… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 18 March, 2019
18 Mar 2019On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has new music from Lonesome Shack and William The Conqueror, a handful of classics courtesy of Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle, Lambchop and Bonnie Raitt plus a… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 11 March 2019
11 Mar 2019Mark Rogers plays new music from Townes Van Zandt, Tami Neilson, Tom Russell and the Willard Grant Conspiracy. There's also classic jazz from Herbie Hancock, a preview of Alejandro Escovedo's NZ dates… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 4 March 2019
4 Mar 2019On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays tracks from Mercury Rev's reworking of Bobbie Gentry's album the Delta Sweete, spins classic blues from Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf and airs a live track… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 25 February, 2019
25 Feb 2019On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark celebrates the birthday of country music legend Johnny Cash with an hour-long special dedicated to the Man In Black. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 18 February, 2019
18 Feb 2019On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays new music from William The Conqueror, Boo Ray and Lula Wiles, spins classic country from the Louvin Brothers and a slice of West Coast bliss courtesy of… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 11 February, 2019
11 Feb 2019On this week's show Mark says happy birthday to Gene Vincent, spins new music from Tiny Ruins and Howe Gelb, plays classic ska from the Melodians and an Oscar nominated song from the soundtrack to the… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 4 February, 2019
4 Feb 2019On this week's show Mark spins new music from The Delines, Delaney Davidson & Bruce Russell, Steve Gunn and Mandolin Orange. There's also ska from Roland Alphonso and a track to mark the tenth… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 28 January, 2019
28 Jan 2019On this week's show Mark says happy birthday to Lucinda Williams and Peter Bruntnell, spins blues from William Bell, Americana from Andrew Combs, yodelling from the Rhythm Wreckers and a… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 21 January, 2019
21 Jan 2019On tonight's Nashville Babylon Mark spins new music from Howe Gelb, Lula Wiles, Holly Golightly and Joshua Ray Walker. There's also tracks from Jimmie Rodgers and Patsy Cline plus a soulful take on a… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon for 14 January 2019
14 Jan 2019On this week's show, Mark Rogers spins blues and country courtesy of Elmore James, John Lee Hooker and George Jones, Cajun swing from Austin Pitre, classics from Little Feat and Bessie Smith and a… 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.