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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: 29 March 2025
29 Mar 2025On this week's Nashville Babylon there's classic rock 'n' roll from Carl Perkins and Wanda Jackson, a track from Roberta Flack's 1969 debut album, reggae courtesy of Culture, plus blues from Sonny Boy… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 22 March 2025
22 Mar 2025On this week's Nashville Babylon there are birthday tunes for Aretha Franklin and Nick Lowe, blues courtesy of Buster Benton and Big Maybelle plus a reggae classic from the Abyssinians. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 15 March 2025
15 Mar 2025On this week's show there's a birthday tune for Ry Cooder, classic reggae from Delroy Wilson, old time blues courtesy of Memphis Minnie, plus soul from Otis Redding. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 8 March 2025
8 Mar 2025On this week's Nashville Babylon there's blues from Big Maybelle, classic ska from Prince Buster, soul courtesy of Wilson Pickett, plus a brand new track from the Altons. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 1 March 2025
1 Mar 2025On this week's show, there's reggae from the Congos, soul courtesy of Etta James and Sam Cooke, blues from Freddie King, plus an-all time classic from Joni Mitchell. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 22 February 2025
22 Feb 2025On this week's show we've got classic reggae from Peter Tosh, blues courtesy of Taj Mahal, new music from Brown Horse plus a show favourite from John Prine and the Clean. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 15 February 2025
15 Feb 2025On this week's show there's classic soul from Candi Staton and Eddie Hinton, gospel courtesy of the Soul Stirrers, blues from Memphis Minnie, plus a reggae smash from Culture. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 8 February 2025
8 Feb 2025On this week's Nashville Babylon there's reggae from the Mighty Diamonds, blues and country courtesy of TV Slim and Loretta Lynn, a New Orleans classic from Professor Longhair plus a birthday tune for… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 1 February 2025
1 Feb 2025On this week's show there's classic blues from Jimmy Reed, Etta James covers Bob Dylan, a preview of M Ward's forthcoming tour dates plus a birthday tune for Graham Nash. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 25 January 2025
25 Jan 2025On this week's two hour edition of Nashville Babylon we have John Martyn covering a Portishead classic, blues from Slim Harpo and Jimmy Dawkins, deep soul courtesy of the Pointer Sisters as well as… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 18 January 2025
18 Jan 2025This week's 2 hour summer special features classic reggae from Prince Buster, blues and soul courtesy of Al Green, Big Mama Thornton and Rory Gallagher plus new tracks from Miles Calder and The… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 11 January 2025
11 Jan 2025It's another 2 hour summer special this week with Mark spinning classic blues from Slim Harpo, soul courtesy of Candi Staton, ska from the Bodysnatchers, an all time favourite from the Clash plus a… 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.