# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Music and Conversation: Photographer Ed Rode with Tony Arata, Matraca Berg, and Don Henry
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 02:30 pm – Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Photographer Ed Rode’s 2024 book, Songwriter Musician: Behind the Curtain with Nashville’s Iconic Storytellers and Players, is the culmination of decades of stories captured on film: playing snooker with John Prine, celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans with Brad Paisley, traversing Tennessee with Ketch Secor and documentarian Ken Burns, and more. During this program, Rode—who is also a full-time instructor in Murray State University’s Journalism and Mass Communications Department—will discuss his career and photography with the Museum’s Angela Stefano Zimmer. Following their conversation, songwriters Tony Arata, Matraca Berg, and Don Henry—all of whom Rode has photographed—will perform songs from their catalogs. Arata, a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member, wrote Garth Brooks’s “The Dance,” as well as songs recorded by Patty Lovless, Lee Roy Parnell, Clay Walker, and more. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Berg wrote Deana Carter’s “Strawberry Wine,” Kenny Chesney’s “You and Tequila” featuring Grace Potter, Trisha Yearwood’s “XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl),” and others. Henry wrote Kathy Mattea’s “Where’ve You Been” and songs recorded by Miranda Lambert, the Oak Ridge Boys, Blake Shelton, and other artists. Offered in support of the exhibition Writers, Pickers, and Stars: The Photography of Ed Rode. Ford Theater. Included with Museum admission. Program ticket required. Free to Museum members.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nashville/music-and-conversation-photographer-ed-rode-with-tony-arata-matraca-berg-and-don-henry/200029748532307
- **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, music, exhibitions, literary-art, theatre, mardi-gras
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 33

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Nashville
- **state**: TN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 222 Rep John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37203
- **lat**: 36.1578
- **long**: -86.77651
- **full address**: 222 Rep John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37203

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Music and Conversation: Photographer Ed Rode with Tony Arata, Matraca Berg, and Don Henry being held?
  - **A:** Music and Conversation: Photographer Ed Rode with Tony Arata, Matraca Berg, and Don Henry takes place on Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 02:30 pm to Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm at 222 Rep John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37203.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Music and Conversation: Photographer Ed Rode with Tony Arata, Matraca Berg, and Don Henry?
  - **A:** Music and Conversation: Photographer Ed Rode with Tony Arata, Matraca Berg, and Don Henry is organized by Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Music and Conversation: Photographer Ed Rode with Tony Arata, Matraca Berg, and Don Henry is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Nashville, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Music and Conversation: Photographer Ed Rode with Tony Arata, Matraca Berg, and Don Henry sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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