Jazz
Nashville Babylon: 31 December 2022 - Part 2
On Part 2 of Nashville Babylon's New Years Eve Special Mark farewells 2022 with music from The Beat, David Bowie, Loretta Lynn, the Ronettes and Jerry Lee Lewis.. Audio
Nashville Babylon: 31 December 2022 - Part 1
In Part 1 of Nashville Babylon's New Years Eve Special Mark gets the ball rolling with music from Mavis Staples, T-Rex, Jimmy Cliff, the Ramones and Dr John. Audio
Nashville Babylon 17 December
On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark has reggae from Tony Tribe, a blues classic courtesy of Muddy Waters, sweet soul from Aretha and Candi Staton plus a birthday tune for Free vocalist Paul Rodgers.
…Fergus Barrowman brings the jazz
Regular guest Fergus Barrowman joins the show with some of his jazz favourites. Tonight Fergus dives into octogenarian jazz by the likes of Hank Jones, Enrico Rava and Charles Lloyd. Audio
Nashville Babylon 10 December 2022
On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark has a birthday tune for Big Mama Thornton, plays blues from T Bone Walker and Jackie Brenston, reggae from Toots and The Maytals, a bluegrass classic courtesy of… Audio
Nashville Babylon 3 December 2022
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays birthday tunes for Little Richard and JJ Cale, has Odetta covering Bob Dylan and a reggae classic courtesy of the Heptones. Audio
Nashville Babylon 26 November 2022
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has birthday tunes for Tina Turner and Jimi Hendrix, blues from BB King and Jimmy Reed plus a classic courtesy of the Handsome Family. Audio
Nashville Babylon 19 November 2022
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays birthday tunes for Duane Allman and the late Dr John, a summer tune from Gene Vincent, a show favourite courtesy of Tom Waits plus a rocking slice of early… Audio
Nashville Babylon: 12 November 2022
On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark Rogers plays birthday tunes for Booker T Jones and blues legend Hubert Sumlin, has classic soul from Sam Cooke, Wanda Jackson covering Bob Dylan plus ska courtesy… Audio
Nashville Babylon 5 November 2022
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has new tracks from Ebony Lamb, Bill Callahan and Bruce Springsteen, classic reggae from Althea and Donna plus Emmylou Harris covering the Beatles. Audio
Nashville Babylon 29 October 2022
On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark has birthday tunes for Dylan Thomas and Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green, blues from Big Mama Thornton, classic soul courtesy of Otis Redding, country from… Audio
Nashville Babylon 22 October 2022
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has classic soul courtesy of the Marvelettes, a live track from Bruce Springsteen plus hard-core rhythm 'n' blues from Dr Feelgood. Audio
Jazz pathways through NZ: gems from Wellington Jazz Festival,
Today kicks off Aotearoa New Zealand's biggest international jazz festival, the Wellington Jazz Festival. Music commentator Dave Wilson says it's a thrilling week for music lovers for the expansive… Audio
Jazz bassist and composer Seth Boy and his Filipino roots
Wellington based, Filipino-born bassist and composer Seth Boy often combines the musical influences of his home country and of jazz greats like Duke Ellington, and John Coltrane in his work. Seth has… Video, Audio
Nashville Babylon 15 October 2022
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has music from Tony Joe White and Candi Staton, previews New York blues combo Daddy Long Legs New Zealand tour and spins a birthday tune for Paul Simon. Audio
Nashville Babylon 8 October 2022
On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark plays blues from John Lee Hooker and Howlin’ Wolf, classic soul courtesy of Etta James and Al Green plus birthday tunes for the late John Prine. Audio
Nashville Babylon 1 October 2022
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays classic gospel from the Blind Boys Of Alabama, a live track from Tom Waits, soul courtesy of Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings plus a preview of Tom Cunliffe… Audio
Fergus Barrowman brings the jazz
Fergus Barrowman joins the show with a some of favourites from Lester Young Trio and Ted Nash, along with a tune from Lucien Johnson that he picked up over the long weekend. Video, Audio
Nashville Babylon 24 September 2022
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark previews Jackson Browne's forthcoming NZ tour, plays soul from Sam Cooke and Shirley Scott, a gospel classic from the Swan Sil\vertones plus a reggae smash… Audio
Nashville Babylon 17 September 2022
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has birthday tunes for Hank Williams and Dee Dee Ramone, classics from Nina Simone and Johnny Cash as well as tunes from the Stones, Jerry Lee Lewis and Dion. Audio