Chris Cain has a worldwide reputation as one of the truly great blues guitarists of his generation, touring and releasing critically acclaimed albums for over 30 years. The 2018 winner of the Blues Music Award for Best Instrumentalist— Guitar, he’s an intense, jazz-infused player who adds gruff, commanding vocals and a sharp songwriting wit.

Cain has been a hard-touring artist throughout his career. In the three years prior to the pandemic, he performed in Canada, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Australia and New Zealand, plus Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Romania. He has appeared at Three Rivers Blues Festival in Canada, Nuit du Blues in France, Porretta Soul Festival in Italy, Blues Heaven in Denmark and Narooma Blues Festival in Australia. Tour dates in support of Raisin’ Cain will commence when feasible.

Aggressive print, radio and social media promotion for this celebrated artist, with an emphasis on blues publications and blues and roots music radio around the world.

The twelve original Cain compositions that make up Raisin’ Cain are a headspinning showcase of raucous blues, horn-driven romps and moody, after-hours laments bursting with skillful songwriting, deep, expressive singing and sparkling, amazingly inventive guitar playing.