Jason Carter on Leaving the Del McCoury Band After 30 Years | MCP #226

In this episode of The Morse Code Podcast, host Korby Lenker sits down with six-time IBMA Fiddler of the Year Jason Carter, known for his decades-long tenure with the legendary Del McCoury Band and the Travelin’ McCourys. Jason opens up about: • How he landed the gig with Del McCoury at just 19 • What it was like to tour nonstop for over 30 years • The tough decision to leave his dream job to front his own band • Learning improvisation, embracing mistakes, and honoring melody • Finding creative inspiration and personal courage later in life • His deep musical and personal partnership with wife and artist Bronwyn Keith-Hynes 🎻 Whether you're a bluegrass diehard or simply curious about what it takes to stay relevant, creative, and honest in music for three decades, this conversation hits deep. 🔔 Subscribe for more candid conversations with artists redefining what it means to make a life in music. 📌 Featuring clips from Jason’s tryout with Del in 1992, tales from the road, and a surprise wedding story on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. #JasonCarter #DelMcCoury #MorseCodePodcast #BluegrassMusic #TravelinMcCourys #FiddlePlayer #MusicPodcast #IBMA #LifeAfter50 #AmericanaMusic The Morse Code Podcast is a weekly pod produced by Korby Lenker and Jared Hammond featuring deep conversations with top shelf artists, musicians and writers. Thematically, The MCP is based on a television pilot we created called MORSE CODE, which won several awards across more than a dozen festivals during the 2023-24 season: Audience choice awards at the Nashville Film Festival and Berlin Short Film Festival, Best Pilot at the Ramsgate International Film Festival, Best Leading Actor for Korby Lenker at the NYC Television Festival, and more. Watch the 50 second trailer for MORSE CODE: https://youtu.be/wBA-qlXAc50 Become a free subscriber to the Morse Code Podcast! https://morsecodepodcast.com Check out Korby's new single "This Love" (May 2025): https://open.spotify.com/track/1B5sbo9UuKd1OJGOVTU07j?si=3e79cae75f1446d4 Watch the OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO for Meet Me at the End of the World (April 2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bl8qU100ao Links: http://morsecodepodcast.com/ https://www.instagram.com/morsecodepodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@morsecodepodcast_ https://twitter.com/morsecodepodcas Find Korby: https://www.korbylenker.com/ https://korby.substack.com/ https://www.instagram.com/korbykorby/ https://www.facebook.com/KorbyLenker Korby's acclaimed book of short stories MEDIUM HERO is available at your local bookstore or at https://bit.ly/MediumHeroPaperback on MEDIUM HERO : "Distinctive, disarming, entertaining, and completely convincing. I was thoroughly captivated." - TIM O’BRIEN, National Book Award winning author of The Things They Carried “A quick, pleasurable set of short stories that track the emotional and intellectual struggles of several young men.” KIRKUS REVIEWS Stay passionate! ~korby

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