Nathan Carter

This article is about the country singer. For the actor, see Nathan Carter (actor).

Nathan Carter
At the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Background information
Birth name	Nathan Kane Tyrone Carter
Born	(1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 Liverpool, England
Origin	County Donegal, Ireland
Genres	Country, Country and Irish
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Sharpe Music (2002-2014), Decca (2014-present)
Website	nathancartermusic.com

Nathan Kane Tyrone Carter (born 28 May 1990) is an Irish country singer signed to Decca Records since 2014. Prior to signing with Decca, Nathan was an independent artist with his music distributed by Sharpe Music. Irish media nominates him as one of the biggest stars of the genre of music known as Country and Irish, a special genre of "country with Celtic influences".

As of November 2015 Carter has released 7 studio albums, 3 live albums and 3 live DVDs.

Career

Nathan was born in Liverpool to parents originating from Newry. He went to Bishop Eton School in Allerton, Liverpool playing the accordion at age 4 in the school concert and at age 10, he won the title for All Ireland Title for Traditional Singing. At 18 he moved from Liverpool to live in Ireland.

His debut album, Starting Out, was released in 2007 and from then on he has been known for reviving the genre of Country and Irish in both Great Britain and Ireland. In 2009 he associated with Irish singer songwriter John Farry further developed his country music output.

His version of "Wagon Wheel" that launched him to stardom was released on 15 June 2012 and also appears in the similarly titled album Wagon Wheel also released in 2012. The album was a commercial success for him making it to the Top 3 in the Irish Album Chart.

Carter released his studio album Where I Wanna Be in August 2013, followed by the follow-up Beautiful Life in 2015 with active promotion in the United Kingdom accompanied by UK tour. Both albums have topped the Irish Albums Chart. Beautiful Life became the first of his albums to chart on the UK Albums Chart.

In late 2015, Carter released Beautiful Life At Christmas, a reissue of his previous releases Beautiful Life and Christmas Stuff, as well as some songs from previous releases repackaged as a 2-CD album. This has so far peaked at number 5 on the Irish charts.

Personal life

Over the years there has been much speculation about Nathan and fellow country singer Lisa McHugh. In a Twitter Q&A session for The Impartial Reporter in May 2012 Nathan was asked by Blondiesharks (@blondiesharks) if the rumours romantically linking him and country singer Lisa McHugh were true. Nathan tweeted: "Lisa and I have known each other for years and are great friends." Nathan is currently single, however recently stated that he is always looking for love.

Appearances

Nathan appeared as the featured artist on TG4's Opry an Iúir in September 2012. The programme has since also been shown on BBC Two Northern Ireland and BBC ALBA.

In 2013, Nathan appeared in episode 9 of Ros na Rún on Irish TV channel TG4. In the episode Dara wants Sarah to help him with the Nathan Carter tribute night. John Joe says he can organise Nathan himself to attend, after much doubt, John Joe proves that he was telling the truth all along about knowing Nathan. Himself and Nathan walk into Gaudis, where Nathan performs.

Nathan mentored Niamh McGlinchey in the 2014 version of TG4's Glór Tíre.

Nathan was feature in episode 3 of Stetsons and Stilettos with the film crew spending two weeks on the road with him. The episode shows Nathan preparing for his at the Marquee in Cork.

In December 2015, Nathan hosted The Nathan Carter Show in The Mansion House, Dublin with guests including Paddy Casey, Mary Black and The Shires.

Charity activities

Nathan is a patron of Cancer Connect Northern Ireland.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak positions			Notes
		IRE Albums	IRE Indie Albums	UK Albums
2007	Starting Out
2010	The Way You Love Me				Track listing No. Title Length 1. "The Way That You Love Me"   2:53 2. "After All These Years"   3:29 3. "Break My Mind"   3:06 4. "Buck Owens Melody"   4:22 5. "Mr. Man in the Moon"   3:20 6. "How Could I Love Her So Much"   3:48 7. "I Still Believe in You"   4:07 8. "Face on the Cutting Room Floor"   3:14 9. "My Dear Ireland"   4:13 10. "Got No Reason"   2:57 11. "Leavin of Liverpool – Star of the Country Down – Donegal Danny"   3:20 12. "Games People Play"   2:48
2011	Time of My Life				Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Time of Your Life"   3:12 2. "The Rainbow in Glenfarne"   3:43 3. "The Dancer"   3:24 4. "Take Another Little Piece of My Heart"   4:08 5. "Home to Aherlow"   2:58 6. "Lay Down Beside Me"   3:31 7. "Fishing in the Dark"   2:44 8. "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?"   4:15 9. "Delta Dawn"   3:13 10. "My Forever Friend"   4:08 11. "Spanish Lady / Holy Ground / Westmeath Bachelor"   3:58 12. "One for the Road"   3:17
2012	Wagon Wheel	6	3		Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Wagon Wheel"   4:12 2. "Long Time Gone"   3:23 3. "Hug"   4:08 4. "Pub Crawl"   2:56 5. "Caledonia"   4:36 6. "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"   3:08 7. "You've Got a Friend in Me"   2:38 8. "Drift Away"   3:20 9. "Botany Bay"   3:07 10. "Back to Tourmakeady"   3:12 11. "Nobody's Darlin'"   4:46 12. "If I Get an Encore"   4:38
2013	Where I Wanna Be	1	4		Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Welcome to the Weekend"   2:45 2. "Ho Hey"   2:42 3. "Precious Time"   3:22 4. "South Australia"   3:04 5. "Eighteen Wheels & a Dozen Roses"   3:17 6. "Where Did I Go Wrong?"   3:03 7. "Twelfth of Never"   4:03 8. "Where I Wanna Be"   3:24 9. "The Road Back"   2:57 10. "Boys of Summer"   3:12 11. "On the Other Side"   3:50 12. "Let Me Be There"   3:09 13. Untitled   2:48 14. "Brightest Lights"   2:51 113. "Saw You Running"
2014	Christmas Stuff	8			Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Christmas Stuff"     2. "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town"     3. "The Christmas Song"     4. "Sleigh Ride"     5. "The Star Still Shines"     6. "Rudolph's Rocking Christmas (Medley)"     7. "Oh Holy Night"     8. "Winter Wonderland"     9. "When a Child Is Born"     10. "Blue Christmas"     11. "Christmas Kiss"     12. "Silent Night"
2015	Beautiful Life	1		32	Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Wagon Wheel"   3:33 2. "Where I Wanna Be"   3:23 3. "Caledonia"   4:34 4. "Boat to Liverpool"   3:36 5. "Beautiful Life"   3:30 6. "Call You Home"   3:42 7. "Saw You Running"   2:45 8. "Lay Down Beside Me"   3:27 9. "One for the Road"   3:03 10. "On the Other Side"   3:45 11. "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"   3:08 12. "Drift Away"   3:19 13. "Welcome to the Weekend"   2:40 14. "Good Morning Beautiful"   3:11
2016	Stayin' Up All Night	1		31	Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Wanna Dance"   4:44 2. "Temple Bar"   2:59 3. "Skinny Dippin'"   3:02 4. "Island Town"   4:48 5. "Wontcha Come Down"   3:23 6. "Buy Me a Rose"   3:57 7. "Two Doors Down"   3:11 8. "Young to See"   3:49 9. "Liverpool"   4:33 10. "Good Time Girls"   3:22 11. "Don't Know Lonely"   4:51 12. "Banks of the Roses"   2:54 13. "Thank You"   4:06

Live albums

Year	Album	Peak positions		Track listing
		IRE Albums	IRE Indie Albums
2012	The Live Show			Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Games People Play"   2:43 2. "Buck Owens Medley"   4:46 3. "Time of Your Life"   3:12 4. "Walk Right Back"   3:11 5. "Beatles Medley"   4:06 6. "Take Another Little Piece of My Heart"   4:07 7. "Lay Down Beside Me"   3:33 8. "Country Medley"   2:52 9. "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?"   4:02 10. "Long Time Gone"   3:19 11. "Home To Aherlow"   2:44 12. "Go Rest High on That Mountain"   4:17 13. "One Night at a Time"   3:26 14. "Fishing in the Dark"   2:44 15. "The Town I Loved So Well"   5:40 16. "Party Mix"   5:37 17. "Irish Medley"   4:14
2013	The Wagon Wheel Show – Live	1		Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Welcome to the Weekend"   4:35 2. "Drift Away"   3:22 3. "King of the Road"   1:56 4. "Saw You Running"   3:09 5. "I Will Love You All My Life"   3:53 6. "South Australia"   4:10 7. "Caledonia"   3:33 8. "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"   2:53 9. "The Leaving of Liverpool"   4:10 10. "Bless the Broken Road"   3:58 11. "Ho Hey"   2:59 12. "Where I Wanna Be"   3:26 13. "Hills of Donegal"   4:08 14. "Baton Rouge"   2:44 15. "The Town I Loved So Well"   6:55 16. "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll Medley"   8:14 17. "Pub Crawl Medley"   5:14 18. "Wagon Wheel"   5:15
2015	Live at the Marquee	9	-	Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Wagon Wheel"     2. "Good Time Girls"     3. "Beautiful Life"     4. "How Sweet It Is"     5. "Boat to Liverpool"     6. "Polka Medley"     7. "Good Morning Beautiful"     8. "Call You Home"     9. "I Can't Stop Loving You"     10. "Temple Bar"     11. "South Australia"     12. "Home to Donegal"     13. "Two Doors Down"     14. "Burning Love/Proud Mary"     15. "You'll Never Walk Alone"     16. "Loch Lomand"     17. "Irish Rover"

Singles

(Selective)

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		IRE
2012	"Wagon Wheel"	14	Wagon Wheel
2013	"Caledonia"	–
	"Where I Wanna Be"	–	Where I Wanna Be
	"Boys of Summer"	96
2014	"Simple Life"	73
	"On the Boat to Liverpool"	95
	"Good Time Girls"	40	Stayin' Up All Night
2015	"Good Luck to the Girl"	–
2016	"Temple Bar"	–	Stayin' Up All Night

Others

(selective)

• 2012: "One for the Road"
• 2013: "Wagon Wheel" (Radio Dance Mix) (with Micky Modelle)
• 2013: "The Town I Loved So Well"
• 2015: "Good Morning Beautiful"
• 2016: "Liverpool"

Featured in

• 2013: "Don't Leave Behind a Broken Heart" (P.J. Murrihy feat. Nathan Carter & Cherish the Ladies)
• 2015: "You Can't Make Old Friends" (Lisa McHugh feat. Nathan Carter)

Filmography

DVD

Year	Title	Track listing
2012	The Live Show Recorded at The Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland	Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Games People Play"     2. "Buck Owens Medley"     3. "Time of Your Life"     4. "Walk Right Back"     5. "Beatles Medley"     6. "Take Another Little Piece of My Heart"     7. "Lay Down Beside Me"     8. "From a Jack to a King"     9. "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?"     10. "Long Time Gone"     11. "Home to Aherlow"     12. "Go Rest High on That Mountain"     13. "One Night at a Time"     14. "Fishing in the Dark"     15. "The Town I Loved So Well"     16. "Party Mix"     17. "Irish Medley"     18. "One For the Road"
2013	The Wagon Wheel Live Show Recorded at Aura Leisure Complex, Letterkenny, County Donegal	Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Welcome to the Weekend"     2. "Drift Away"     3. "King of the Road"     4. "Saw You Running"     5. "I Will Love You All My Life"     6. "South Australia"     7. "Caledonia"     8. "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"     9. "The Leaving of Liverpool"     10. "The Broken Road"     11. "Ho Hey"     12. "Where I Wana Be"     13. "Hills of Donegal"     14. "Calling Baton Rouge"     15. "The Town I Loved So Well"     16. "Rock'n'Roll Medley"     17. "Pub crawl"     18. "Wagon wheel"
2015	Live at the Marquee Recorded at Live at the Marquee Festival, Cork City, Republic of Ireland	Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Wagon Wheel"     2. "Good Time Girls"     3. "Beautiful Life"     4. "How Sweet It Is"     5. "Boat to Liverpool"     6. "2 Reels"     7. "Good Morning Beautiful"     8. "Bowtie (Instrumental)"     9. "Call You Home"     10. "I Can't Stop Loving You"     11. "Temple Bar"     12. "South Australia"     13. "Home to Donegal"     14. "Thank You"     15. "Two Doors Down"     16. "Burning Love/Proud Mary"     17. "You'll Never Walk Alone"     18. "Loch Lomand"     19. "Irish Rover"

Television

• 2012: Opry an Iúir as featured artist
• 2013: Ros na Rún (1 episode)
• 2014: Glór Tíre (mentoring Niamh McGlinchey)
• 2014: Stetsons and Stilettos (1 episode)
• 2015: The Nathan Carter Show

External links

• Official site
• Nathan Carter - Facebook
• Nathan Carter - Twitter