Nathan Carter has been inducted into the Late Late Show's country music hall of fame. At 36, he is the youngest person to receive the honour so far. The award nods to his standing in Irish country music, a scene he has ruled for well over a decade. Carter's mix of traditional country sounds and an easy modern stage manner has won him a big following at home and among the diaspora. The Late Late Show, a fixture of Irish television, has long marked the genre's biggest names with tributes of this kind. Induction places his name among performers the programme regards as defining the style. For a singer who started out young, reaching this mark ahead of so many veterans says a great deal about his reach. He now carries the distinction as the hall of fame's newest and youngest entry.