SERENA RYDER FREE CONCERT SATURDAY JUNE 25 9:30 PM

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

SERENA RYDER HEADLINES A FREE CONCERT JUNE 25 AT THE TIM HORTONS OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

Organizers of the Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival are happy to announce six-time JUNO award winning artist Serena Ryder will be coming to the Nation’s Capital on Saturday June 25th at Mooneys Bay Park. Serena will be joined on the festivals Hillside Stage by special guests and local favourites Rebelle and Steve Neville.

"Serena Ryder’s music has won the hearts of music lovers the world over. We are thrilled to have Serena joining us at this summer's festival” says Antony Cooper, the festival's artistic director.

Vocal powerhouse Serena Ryder is a platinum-selling artist adored by fans, peers and critics alike, in part due to her raw and earnest songwriting, and beautifully electric live performances. She has received numerous accolades, including the prestigious Canada’s Walk of Fame Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour, six JUNO Awards, a MuchMusic Video Award for Best Rock Video, and a Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Music–Original Song. An advocate for mental wellness, Serena has also been awarded the Margaret Trudeau Mental Health Advocacy Award.

With her recent album, The Art of Falling Apart, Serena invites listeners to join her mental wellness journey and helps us understand the importance of sitting with the uncomfortable moments and the wisdom in their messages. Over a driving pop sound bursting with irresistible rhythms, pulsing bass lines, and the full range of her powerful and expressive voice, she pulls listeners through her own winding, transformational journey, detailing despair, toxic relationships, and breakdowns alongside hope, joy, and big, big love.