Delaney Davidson
First song: Delaney Davidson - Ship of Dreams
Lyttleton singer songwriter Delaney Davidson has a gig with difference this month. Self-described as part man part wheel, a wandering minstrel with a suitcase in one hand and a guitar in the other. He… Audio
Delaney Davidson live @ RNZ
Christchurch musician Delaney Davidson performs live at RNZ, and explains how a typhoon cut his recent Japanese tour short. Audio
Friday Night Live: Marlon Williams
Highlights of live performances by the rising star of alt-country Marlon Williams, captured by RNZ Music over the past decade. Video, Audio
Nashville Babylon 22 July, 2019
On this week's show Mark spins anniversary tunes for the Byrds, Neil Young and Tony Joe White. There's also music from Townes Van Zandt, Delaney Davidson and Willie Nelson plus classics courtesy of… Audio
Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders
Two generations of blues, country, and Kiwi individuality come together in Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders' new album Word Gets Around. And so it should! says William Dart. Video, Audio
Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders play 'Word Gets Around'
Lyttleton bluesman Delaney Davidson and country legend Barry Saunders are touring NZ to celebrate the release of their new collaboration, Word Gets Around. They dropped into RNZ to perform the album's… Video, Audio
Nashville Babylon 29 April, 2019
On tonight's show Mark says happy birthday to Willie Nelson and spins new music from Damian Jurado, Frankie Lee, Drugdealer and Barry Saunders & Delaney Davidson. There's also a rare live version of M… Audio
The Songs of Al Park
William Dart looks at the splendid new album celebrating the Christchurch songwriter, Al Park, featuring cover versions by Jordan Luck, Marlon Williams, Delaney Davidson, Anthea Struthers and others.
…Radical jazz, street funk & proto-rap
Grant Smithies is along with an earful of a powerful new collection of radical jazz, street funk and proto-rap recorded in the US during the Black Power era (1969-75). Soul of A Nation 2: Jazz Is The… Audio
The Sampler: To the Sea by Harry Lyon
After more the four decades of Kiwi rock'n'roll, Hello Sailor guitarist Harry Lyon makes a solo album. Nick Bollinger listens. Audio
First song - Delaney Davidson
Delaney Davidson plays Bottomless Hole in the RNZ studio. Audio
NZ Live: Delaney Davidson
Delaney Davidson has a new album - Shining Day - and he's about to start a national tour. The well-travelled Kiwi troubadour plays us some new songs and chats with Jesse Mulligan. Video, Audio
Nashville Babylon 17 September, 2018
This week on Nashville Babylon Mark plays music from Neko Case, Howlin' Wolf, Blanche and Delaney Davidson plus a few birthday tunes for country legend Hank Williams and tracks from the Anthology Of… Audio
New Horizons: Marlon and Delaney
Together and separately, Marlon Williams and Delaney Davidson have put Lyttelton on the international musical map. William Dart looks at the pair's most recent album releases. Video, Audio
The Sampler - 24 April 2018
Nick Bollinger reviews new sets from itinerant troubadour Delaney Davidson and modern day mambo kings Orquesta Akokan, while Tony Stamp digests new sounds from eclectic Afro-Scots trio Young Fathers.
…The Sampler: Shining Day by Delaney Davidson
Nick Bollinger reports on the latest recordings of itinerant songster Delaney Davidson. Audio
The Mixtape: Delaney Davidson
Delaney Davidson joins us to share the songs that have inspired him and his wonderful Magical Lightbox performance that combines music and film. Video, Audio
Ben Edwards of Lyttelton Records
Ben Edwards has become one of the most sought after producers in the country, after successes working with Aldous Harding, Marlon Williams and Nadia Reid. 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
Delaney Davidson: Devil In The Parlour
A spotlight has been shone on New Zealand troubadour Delaney Davidson in a new documentary that shows him both on and off stage. Audio