Friends and fellow travellers, on Feb 2nd I'll be leaping boldly into the new millenia with my first virtual concert appearance, which I'm making with two of my best pals, Scott Cook and Jonathan Byrd. I'll be throwing down all new material. Tickets are on sale now right here: CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
MERCY THIS HUSTLE, AND BLESS JEN KIRKWOOD'S HEART.
Put a Record On Nov 19: Dirty Mansions with Corin Raymond CFMU
DIRTY 2019 RELEASE DATES!
SOME EXTRA MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP
Let the Western Games Begin!
Folk Alliance Bound!
Three Weeks Down with a Month to Go... I Love this Place.
This is Gonna Be Fun.
3 Shows with Kim Beggs: OWEN SOUND, OTTAWA, and HAMILTON. Comin' right up.
6- 8 pm. No cover. We pass the hat, which is how we turn our money into love. The music is warm and wooden. It's a room full of good people. Corin sings songs he wrote as well as songs by pals from across the country. Brian Kobayakawa on upright bass. Mike T. Kerr on lead acoustic guitar. Always a chance of the great Treasa Levasseur. Each Thursday happens only once. Join us in the Red-Velvet Twilight. Grab you some honey.
Monologue, memoir, a feast of words; and a deep-hearted treat for bookworms or for anyone who's ever lost someone or something they loved.
Tickets and an honest-to-goodness ticket link will be live once we all make it to August.
This is a special show, and hard-won. I think it's the best thing I've written (if I can be trusted). Like my best-loved songs, these stories cause laughter and tears in equal measure. It means a lot to me to finally be bringing it to Toronto; I hope I get to share it with you. – CRay
From the Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg Fringe 2023:
Toronto singer-songwriter Corin Raymond returns to the fringe with another stellar one-man show, again revolving around his love of reading. A decade ago his solo spoken-word show, Bookworm, delved into stories read to him by his father as a child; Bookmarks explores the many books he’s loved, loaned out, lost and (sometimes) found again while on the road.
The 60-plus-minute monologue is broken up into five- or six-minute stories — almost like an album, or chapters of a book — with Raymond fondly (and sometimes funnily) reminiscing about books that have helped him through difficult times, including coping with the loss of his mothers (to understand why it’s plural, you’ll have to see the show).
Raymond’s got a beautiful, poetic delivery and dynamic stage presence that works brilliantly with his reminiscences — it all pulls at the heartstrings in a big way. ★★★★ 1/2
— Ben Sigurdson
Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams: Coffee Table CD
C$20.00
The physical album package is 80 pages of beauty, featuring liner notes, chords and lyrics to the songs, as well as 19 paintings by Travis Charuk (like the one you see of Corin on the cover). Gorgeous design and layout by Pearl Rachinsky.
Coffee Table CD - SOLD OUT
C$30.00
This "coffee-table CD" consists of a 144-page hardcover book and two CDs. 20 songs by songwriters from across Canada (including Corin himself), stories about where the songs were found and who the artists are, the words and chords to every song, and 57 pictures. Basically, liner note heaven.
There Will Always Be A Small Time: CD
C$20.00
Corin Raymond's 2009 of release There Will Always Be A Small Time went to #5 on the Roots Charts in the States, was nominated by the Independent Music Awards for Best Story Song ("Blue Mermaid Dress") and won the People's Choice for Alternative Country Album. The album features songs like "Better Him Than Me," "I Wish I Was In Love," "Paid To
Corin Raymond's 2009 of release There Will Always Be A Small Time went to #5 on the Roots Charts in the States, was nominated by the Independent Music Awards for Best Story Song ("Blue Mermaid Dress") and won the People's Choice for Alternative Country Album. The album features songs like "Better Him Than Me," "I Wish I Was In Love," "Paid To Party," and the anthemic title track, "There Will Always Be A Small Time."
Doghouse Dreams: CD
C$15.00
Acoustic songwriting duo, draws from American Blues, R&B, Gospel, Ragtime and Country to create their own brand of of Canadian "folk music theatre".
Cherry Wood Stein (20oz) - 7 Left in Stock!
Out of stock
Gorgeous handcrafted 20 oz stein, bevelled and finessed together seamlessly from twenty pieces of cherry wood. Stained and finished with hemp oil. Each order comes with a bottle of hemp oil, for future upkeep, along with stein-care instructions. Album title burned into the wood, with "Album Release 2016" on the underside.
Initialled by Alex Ferri,
Gorgeous handcrafted 20 oz stein, bevelled and finessed together seamlessly from twenty pieces of cherry wood. Stained and finished with hemp oil. Each order comes with a bottle of hemp oil, for future upkeep, along with stein-care instructions. Album title burned into the wood, with "Album Release 2016" on the underside.
Initialled by Alex Ferri, of Mystic Wood, the maker of these little vessels of beauty.