SONG OF THE DAY
“Calling To Say” by Serena Ryder (Calling To Say single, EMI Canada, 2007).
INTERESTING FACTS ( a la wikipedia)
– Serena Ryder is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer/songwriter and guitarist.
– She attended the Integrated Arts Program at Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Peterborough.
– As a teenager, she performed solo as well as with many bands from the Peterborough area, including Christian band Thousand Foot Krutch and Jive recording artist Three Days Grace.
– Ryder’s second album, released on the EMI label in November 2006, is called If Your Memory Serves You Well and is a collection of notable Canadian songs from the past 100 years or so. The tracks include Leonard Cohen’s “Sisters of Mercy”, Galt MacDermot’s “Good Morning Starshine” and The Band’s “This Wheel’s on Fire” as well as Paul Anka’s “It Doesn’t Matter Any More.”
– On 25 July 2008, Ryder gave an exclusive performance for attendees of the 2008 Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting at the University of Toronto in Toronto, which was hosted by the Genetics Society of America. She was also accompanied by the Canadian R&B singer Jully Black.
– In 2009, her song “Sing, Sing” was selected for Music Monday, a special event to highlight music education in Canada which saw nearly two million Canadian schoolchildren singing the song in class on May 5.
– In May 2009, she appeared on Bruce Springsteen’s official website, covering his song “Racing in the Street”. The video was part of the “Hangin’ On E Street” feature of his website.
– In June 2009, she recorded the duet “You Can Always Come Home” with former American Idol contestant Jason Castro for his upcoming album.