Corin Raymond is a Canadian

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and

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singer-songwriter. He is most noted for receiving a

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nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year for his album ''Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams'' at the

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. Raymond was originally a member of the duo The Undesirables alongside Sean Cotton, with whom he released a number of albums in the 1990s and 2000s. He released his solo debut ''Record Lonesome Night'' in 2004, and followed up with ''There Will Always Be a Small Time'' in 2009. In 2012 Raymond announced a fundraising campaign to have his forthcoming album ''Paper Nickels'' funded by audience and fan donations of

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. 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". The album was released in 2013. ''Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams'', his fourth album, was released in 2016. In addition to his Juno Award nomination, he received a

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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

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."Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners"
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'', December 4, 2016. His fifth album Dirty Mansions was released in 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raymond, Corin Canadian folk singer-songwriters Canadian country singer-songwriters Canadian male singer-songwriters Canadian alternative country singers Canadian folk rock musicians Musicians from Toronto Living people Year of birth missing (living people)