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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 30 July 2018
30 Jul 2018On tonight's show Mark plays homegrown blues, country and folk from New Zealand's Heart Attack Alley, John The Baptist and French For Rabbits He also wishes legendary guitarist Buddy Guy a happy… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 23 July 2018
23 Jul 2018On tonight's show Mark says happy birthday to Tony Joe White, spins new tracks from Charles Lloyd & the Marvels and Clay Parker and Jodi James plus reggae from Flick Wilson and Louisiana blues… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 16 July, 2018
16 Jul 2018On tonight's show Mark spins tracks from Courtney Marie Andrews, blues king Magic Sam, Cajun and Country classics from Nathan Abshire, Lyle Lovett and Merle Haggard plus a birthday tune for reggae… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 9 July, 2018
9 Jul 2018On tonight's show Mark plays a birthday tune in honour of Lee Hazlewood, spins classic country and blues courtesy of the Arlenes and Little Willie John, local sounds from Reb Fountain and a new track… Read more Audio
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2 Jul 2018On this week's show Mark plays new music from Holly Arrowsmith, classic Americana from the Handsome Family, soul from King Curtis and blues from Sonny Boy Williamson. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 25 June, 2018
25 Jun 2018On this week's show Mark spins new music from Mazzy Star, more from Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore's latest, sounds from the swamps courtesy of Buckwheat Zydeco plus favourites from the Band and Bap… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 18 June, 2018
18 Jun 2018On tonight's show Mark celebrates Paul McCartney's birthday with a suitable selection of covers from some of his favourite artists including Harry Nilsson, Howe Gelb, Ike & Tina Turner and Aretha… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 11 June, 2018
11 Jun 2018This week plays cosmic country from Gram Parsons, Americana from Richmond Fontaine, spins a new track from Joshua Hedley and goes back in time with Grand Drive's debut single from 1998. Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 4 June, 2018
4 Jun 2018On tonight's Nashville Babylon we have songs from Villagers, Aretha Franklin and Ry Cooder, live tracks from Simone Felice and Leonard Cohen plus blues from Muddy Waters and classic Americana courtesy… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 28 May 2018
28 May 2018On this week's show Mark says happy birthday to John Fogerty, spins classic country from Bobbie Gentry, blues courtesy of Johnny Otis and Bo Diddley, drops a brand new track from Neko Case and plays… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 21 May 2018
21 May 2018On this week's show Mark says happy birthday to guitarist Marc Ribot and Fats Waller, plays new music from Willie Nelson, Gretchen Peters and John Prine and spins a mix of classic country and blues… Read more Audio
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Nashville Babylon 14 May, 2018 W
14 May 2018On this week's show Mark plays new tracks from Bernie Griffin and Holly Golightly, classics from Bob Dylan and Aaron Neville plus favourites from Stretch, John Martyn and Delroy Wilson. 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.