Oklahoma · Texas — two-lane edition
MikeCarterLand
A songwriter who sings his songs.
Close to the bone, gritty, with a little red dirt wrinkle.
The record
Listen
MikeCarterLand — out January 13, 2026.
Miles and miles of freedom — extra bullets if I need ’em.
The writer
About
Mike Carter was born in the late 1900s near Ada, Oklahoma, and raised on a river bottom in Grady County — where he found girls and guitars and started writing songs on the back porch.
For years he played them to an empty room, then decided people ought to hear them. With encouragement from songwriters like Verlon Thompson, Kevin Welch, and Lloyd Maines, he took to the two-lane highways of Oklahoma and Texas looking for a spot to stop and play.
He keeps his songs close to the bone — gritty, with a little red dirt wrinkle. Just a songwriter who sings his songs.
Singing for the waitresses next to a no-star motel in a no-horse town.
On the screen
Watch
New songs, live takes, and the occasional campfire.
Where he’s played
Shows
Hollywood Corner · Spaceship Earth · Yardbird · Greenwood Saloon · Bluffdale, Texas — plus the occasional shade tree, front porch, and campfire.
No dates on the calendar right now — get in touch to book a show.
Get in touch