Reggae
Nashville Babylon 26 March 2022
On this week's show Mark has birthday tunes for Aretha Franklin, classic country from Don Williams, reggae courtesy of Gregory Isaacs, plus new music from Calexico and Dean Owens. Audio
Nashville Babylon 19 March 2022
On this week’s show Mark has birthday tunes for Lee Scratch Perry and Solomon Burke, a classic from Little Feat, blues courtesy of Bessie Smith, plus a soul smash from Otis Redding. Audio
Nashville Babylon 12 March 2022
On this week's show Mark has birthday blues tunes from the likes of Etta James, Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker for Leonard Chess - founder of legendary label Chess Records. There's also country from… Audio
Nashville Babylon 26 February
On this week's show Mark celebrates the birthdays of country legend Johnny Cash and the forever fab George Harrison. There's also tracks from Nick Cave, the Decemberists and an all time classic… Audio
Nashville Babylon 19 February 2022
On this week's show Mark has a birthday tune for Kurt Cobain, classics courtesy of the Byrds and Judee Sill, tracks from the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet and Jackie Mittoo plus something new from DC… Audio
Nashville Babylon 5 Febuary 2022
This week on Nashville Babylon Mark has new music from Big Thief, blues and soul courtesy of Amos Milburn and the Staple Singers, reggae from Peter Tosh plus a pub-rock classic from Dr Feelgood. Audio
Why Does UB40 do this to me?! - on Aotearoa's complicated musical relationship
Love them or loathe them, the English band UB40 are deeply entwined into Aotearoa's musical DNA. Yadana Saw explores how a reggae-pop band from the British West Midlands burrowed into the South… Video, Audio
Nashville Babylon 29 January, 2022
On this week's show Mark celebrates the birth of ace bass player James Jamerson with a selection of his finest moments for the Motown label. There's also blues tunes from the pen of Willie Dixon… Audio
Nashville Babylon 22 January, 2022
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has classic blues courtesy of Muddy Waters and Louisiana Red, a birthday tune for Aaron Neville, country from Tex Williams plus a reggae smash from Tony Tribe. Audio
Nashville Babylon 1 January 2022
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark says ' hello' to 2022 with his annual reggae special featuring tracks from the likes of Big Youth, Gregory Isaacs, Augustus Pablo and Toots and The Maytals Audio
How music can influence our purchasing habits
Professor Adrian North has spent his life studying the psychology of music and how people interact with it in different spaces. He's with us to discuss the psychological cues that music offers up and… Audio
Nashville Babylon 4 December 2021
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has soul classics from the Temptations and the Delfonics, country courtesy of Marty Robbins, blues from Roosevelt Sykes and birthday tunes for JJ Cale. Audio
Nashville Babylon 27 November 2021
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has new music from the Delines and Charlie Parr, classic ska and reggae courtesy of the Mellow Cats and the Heptones plus a birthday tune for Randy Newman. Audio
Nashville Babylon 23 October 2021
On this week's Nashville Babylon there's classic reggae courtesy of the Techniques, soul from Jackie Wilson and Mary Love plus tracks from Little Feat, Van Morrison and Johnny Cash. Audio
Nashville Babylon 16 October 2021
On this week's Nashville Babylon there's music from the Band and Steve Earle, a birthday tune for Laura Nyro plus tracks to mark the forthcoming release of Sir Peter Jackson's Let It Be documentary… Audio
Nashville Babylon 9 October 2021
On this week's show Mark has birthday tunes for John Lennon, John Prine, Jackson Browne and Welsh punk legend Jon Langford. Elsewhere there's music from Nina Simone and Lisa Miller plus a rare Nick… Audio
Nashville Babylon 2 October 2021
On this week's show Mark has birthday tunes for Gillian Welch, Stevie Ray Vaughn and M Ward, new music from Damien Jurado and Darren Cross plus classic blues courtesy of Howlin' Wolf. Audio
Nashville Babylon 25 September 2021
On this week's show Mark has classic blues and soul from Errol Linton and Bobbie Gentry, Kiwi country courtesy of Sin City, anniversary tracks from Nick Lowe, a previously unreleased Lee Perry tune… Audio
Nashville Babylon 11 September 2021
On this week's show Mark has new music from Alejandro Escovedo, birthday tunes for Robert Fisher of the Willard Grant Conspiracy and John Martyn plus classics courtesy of Karen Dalton and Emmylou… Audio
Nashville Babylon 4 September, 2021
On this week's show there are tracks to mark the passing of Lee Perry, Charlie Watts, Don Everly and UB40 sax player and founder Brian Travers. There's also gospel courtesy of Sister Wynonna Carr plus… Audio