Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder opens for Howie Day at the WOW Hall on Jan. 15. With any luck, she’ll play her gorgeous, plaintive cover of Band of Horses’ “The Funeral,” which you can listen to on her MySpace page. Or you could just watch the live version:

The video isn’t a lot to look at, but Ryder’s is a shiver-inducing rendition of the song.