Country

Yola is a Bristol-born, Nashville based musician and singer who blurs the boundaries between soul, country, and disco, and is earning high praise for it – her second album Stand For Myself, produced… Video, Audio

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

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

Fine wool fills the shearing shed, Covid lockdown sparks fishing fever, Canadian beef rancher battles poor prices and the Regional Wrap Audio

Unvaccinated shearers are a vexing issue for East Coast sheep stations, the feed situation's come right in Manawatu and between showers, everyone's making baleage in Canterbury. Audio

Building bridges and fencing farms in an out-of-the-way valley, cleaning milking sheds made easier with clear water, testing Manawatu water and the Regional Wrap. Audio

This week's Nashville Babylon has blues from Taj Mahal, classic soul courtesy of Sam Cooke and Erma Franklin plus cosmic country from Gram Parsons. Audio

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

It's a lockdown version of a sofa session - Auckland indie-folk artist, Kendall Elise releases her new album LET THE NIGHT IN this Friday - we'll have a couple of tracks from the album and she'll also… Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays birthday tunes for David Crosby, has classic soul courtesy of Jackie Wilson and Candi Staton, reggae from Gregory Isaacs plus a rock 'n' roll smash from… Audio

Budou table grapes can fetch up to $160 a bunch in Japan. Third generation grape grower Tetsuya Higuchi is growing the enormous, sweet, picture-perfect Japanese style grape in Hawke's Bay. The grapes… Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has birthday tunes for Paul McCartney, Eddie Hinton and Nick Drake, blues courtesy of King Curtis plus tracks from Little Richard, Joni Mitchell and Stevie Wonder

On this week's show Mark has tracks from Crosby, Stills and Nash's recently reissued classic album Deja Vu, blues courtesy of Bessie Smith, a new song from Lukas Nelson plus music from the Four Tops… Audio

On this week's show Mark has new music from Peter Bruntnell, a country classic courtesy of Jerry Lee Lewis plus tracks from the Byrds, Marc Ribot and the Five Blind Boys Of Alabama. Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon the Cowboy Junkies cover the Velvet Underground while Richard Thompson does Dylan. There's also tracks from the Wailers and William Tyler plus a tribute to legendary… Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark wishes Bob Dylan a happy 80th birthday with a selection of his favourite Dylan penned tunes courtesy of the likes of the Heptones, Emma Swift, Courtney Marie… Audio

On this week's show Mark has tracks from Tom Waits and Chuck E Weiss, a rare Willie Nelson tune plus two tracks from Dylan's legendary 1966 show at the Manchester Free Trade Hall - which just so… Audio

On this week's show Mark has birthday tunes for Tami Neilson, reggae from the Slickers, classic blues courtesy of Magic Sam and Fleetwood Mac plus Giant Sand covering Lee Hazlewood. Audio

On this week's show Mark has birthday tunes for Big Maybelle and James Brown, new music from the Felice Brothers, blues courtesy of Junior Wells plus live tracks from Rory Gallagher and Danny & The… Audio