Corin Raymond

{{Short description|Canadian singer-songwriter}}

Corin Sean Hillier Raymond{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/896400605 |title=UNDER THE BELLY OF THE NIGHT |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=March 13, 2023}} (DOB November 23) is a Canadian folk rock and alternative country singer-songwriter.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/corin-raymond-hits-the-road-i-need-to-stand-up-and-look-you-in-the-eye-and-sing-it-to-you-and-mean-it/article29391588/ "Corin Raymond hits the road: ‘I need to stand up and look you in the eye and sing it to you and mean it’"]. The Globe and Mail, March 25, 2016. He is most noted for receiving a Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year for his album Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams at the Juno Awards of 2017.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/here_are_the_2017_juno_nominees "Here Are the 2017 Juno Nominees"]. Exclaim!, February 7, 2017.

Raymond was originally a member of the duo The Undesirables alongside Sean Cotton,[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/corin-raymond-finally-makes-the-small-time/article4288325/ "Corin Raymond finally makes the small time"]. The Globe and Mail, October 7, 2009. with whom he released a number of albums in the 1990s and 2000s."Undesirables set to play Cinema 379". Peterborough Examiner, April 29, 2006. He released his solo debut Record Lonesome Night in 2004, and followed up with There Will Always Be a Small Time in 2009.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/corin_raymond-there_will_always_be_small_time "Corin Raymond: There Will Always Be a Small Time"]. Exclaim!, June 15, 2009.

In 2012 Raymond announced a fundraising campaign to have his forthcoming album Paper Nickels funded by audience and fan donations of Canadian Tire money.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/toronto_songwriter_corin_raymond_funds_new_album_with_canadian_tire_money "Toronto Songwriter Corin Raymond Funds New Album with Canadian Tire Money"]. Exclaim!, May 18, 2012. The campaign was inspired by the fact that fans had started spontaneously giving him Canadian Tire money at live shows, after he mentioned it in the lyrics to his song "Don't Spend It Honey".[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2013/01/21/corin_raymond_finances_new_album_with_stacks_of_canadian_tire_money.html "Corin Raymond paid for new album with stacks of Canadian Tire money"]. Toronto Star, January 21, 2013. The album was released in 2013.

Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams, his fourth album, was released in 2016.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/corin_raymond_returns_with_hobo_jungle_fever_dreams_lp_maps_out_canadian_tour "Corin Raymond Returns with 'Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams,' Maps Out Canadian Tour"]. Exclaim!, February 11, 2016. In addition to his Juno Award nomination, he received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Contemporary Album of the Year, and David Gillis won the CFMA for Producer of the Year for his work on the album, at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/canadian_folk_music_awards_announce_2016_winners "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners"]. Exclaim!, December 4, 2016.

His fifth album Dirty Mansions was released in 2019.