Country And Western Music
Nashville Babylon - The Very Best In Country, Soul and Rhythm 'n' Blues
This week we have blues from BB King and Son House, twisted country from Blanche and Calexico, Nashville Soul from Lambchop and local sounds from Wellington's Eb & Sparrow. There's also a classic… Audio
Nashville Babylon
On this week's show Mark drops new tunes from New Zealand's very own Reb Fountain and Grawlixes, plays classic blues from Buster Brown and Tarheel Slim and unveils the latest album from Fleet Foxes… Audio
Nashville Babylon
On this week’s show Mark pays tribute to Lowell George - the Little Feat frontman who died 38 years ago this week. There'll also be classic blues from Freddie King, soul from the Staple Singers, a… Audio
Nashville Babylon
On tonight's show Mark plays an eclectic mix of country, blues and Northern Soul courtesy of John Lee Hooker, the Everlys and Garnet Mimms. There's also classics from Led Zeppelin and Joni Mitchell… Audio
Nashville Babylon
On this week's show Mark delves deep into the archives with tracks from Wynonie Harris, Blind Boy Fuller and Tennessee Ernie Ford. There's also gems from Josh Rouse, Randy Newman, M Ward and Eddie… Audio
Nashville Babylon
On this week's there's a classic mix of country, LA-soul and blues featuring music from Bo Diddley, the Blazers and Hank Snow. There's also tracks from Dr John, Herbie Hancock and Townes Van Zandt and… Audio
Nashville Babylon
On this week's show Mark plays new music from John Moreland and Kendall Elise, a classic gunfighter ballad from Marty Robbins, blues from Big Joe Turner and twisted Kiwiana from Delaney Davidson… Audio
Nashville Babylon 15 May, 2017
On this week’s show Mark spins blues from John Lee Hooker and Etta James, alt.country from Sturgill Simpson, the Felice Brothers and the Handsome Family, jazz from Miles Davis and a spot of reggae… Audio
Nashville Babylon
New music from Stretch, Robyn Hitchcock and Frontier Ruckus, favourites from Old Crow Medicine Show, Joni Mitchell and Howlin' Wolf plus news of NZ dates from Courtney Marie Andrews. There's also a… Audio
Nashville Babylon 24 April, 2017
On this week's show Mark drops new music from Andrew Combs, Danny & The Champions Of The World and Jake Xerxes Fussell. There'll also be classic blues from Robert Johnson, a live track from Nina… Audio
Nashville Babylon 17 April, 2017
On this week's show Mark spins favourites from Dusty Springfield, Van Morrison and John Hammond Jnr. The jazz tones of Lee Morgan also filter through and Lambchop take on a Curtis Mayfield classic. Audio
Nashville Babylon
Mark Rogers spins blues from Son House and Elmore James, says happy birthday to ace-guitarist Brian Setzer and tips his hat to the genius of Randy Newman. There are tracks from NZ's French For… Audio
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 13 March, 2017
On this week's show Mark says Happy Birthday to Little Feat's Bill Payne, spins new music from the Hot 8 Brass Band and Nadia Reid and plays classics from the Scud Mountain Boys, Lambchop and Bo… 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
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