Blues Music
Nashville Babylon 27 March, 2017
Mark Rogers pays tribute to the original Rock 'n' Roll poet Chuck Berry, and music from Chuck, Springsteen, Cohen, Dylan and the Handsome Family, plus a track for birthday girl Aretha Franklin. Audio
Nashville Babylon - Gumbo Blues and Welsh R'n'B
Hear Gumbo Blues from Smiley Lewis, Welsh R'n'B from Geraint Watkins and hear the Cowboy Junkies and the Pretenders pay tribute to Gram Parsons. There's also a tune from birthday-boy Jimmie Vaughn and… Audio
Nashville Babylon goes cinematic
Mark Rogers goes cinematic featuring tracks from Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? and Pulp Fiction. He also drops solid blues courtesy of Mike Henderson and Tommy Johnson, classic country from Marty… Audio
Nashville Babylon
On this week's show - it's a Southern Soul special as Mark selects songs from some of the true legends of the genre. Audio
Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers features new music from Howe Gelb and Nadia Reid, blues from the Mississippi Sheiks and CW Stoneking, jazz from Yusef Lateef, solid gold country from Tex Ritter and a bluegrass-tinged… Audio
Nashville Babylon for Monday 23 January 2017
On this week's show - Mark features classic tracks from Hank Williams and Karen Dalton, The Willard Grant Conspiracy covering Johnny Cash and something new from local outfit Tweed. Audio
Nashville Babylon for Monday 16 January 2017
On this week's show - Mark plays music from Joni Mitchell and Hank Thompson, a rare demo of CSN's Marrakesh Express, some Southern Soul from Razzy, new sounds from Auckland's Tweed and classic blues… Audio
Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers plays hidden gems from Lowell George, Shelby Lynn and Booker T Jones among others and pays tribute to Leonard Cohen and David Bowie… Audio
Nashville Babylon for Monday 2 January 2017
On this week's show Mark welcomes in 2017 with an all female affair . Tracks from Emmylou Harris, Neko Case, Candi Staton, Carla Thomas and Gillian Welch all feature as well as classic cuts from… Audio
Blue and Lonesome: The last great Stones album?
More than fifty years since they began, The Rolling Stones have made a blues record. Nick Bollinger believes it is the last great Stones album. Video, Audio
Nashville Babylon for 12 December 2016
On this weeks show Mark Rogers looks back at some of his favourite releases of 2016. With tracks from the Handsome Family, Margo Price, Lambchop, Miles Calder, Courtney Marie Andrews and the wonderful… Audio
Nashville Babylon for 5 December 2016
On this week's Nashville Babylon we'll have music from Blanche, Nadia Reid, D.Braxton Harris and Mike Henderson, classic tracks from Vince Taylor and Glen Campbell, blues from Memphis Minnie and a… Audio
Nashville Babylon for 28 November 2016
On this week's show we have new music from Wayne Hancock and Luke Winslow King plus Sam Cooke and The Soul Stirrers and classics from Chuck Berry and Tom Waits. We also hear Gary 'US' Bonds covering… Audio
Nashville Babylon for 21 November 2016
Nashville Babylon says happy birthday to one of its favourites, Dr John and also pays tribute to the recently departed Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell and Mose Allison. Audio
Nashville Babylon for 14 November 2016
On tonight's show - Mark features new tracks from favourites The Handsome Family and Lambchop, revisits hidden gems from Captain Beefheart and Blind Willie McTell and celebrates the 40th Anniversary… Audio
Our Own Odysseys - The Blues Highway Pt 2
Journalist and writer John Bishop continues his tale of travelling through the lands of the Mississippi River, where he was enthralled by the music and the museums... Audio