Ukrainian Power

Canada is home to the second largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world, and their musical legacy runs deep. Ukrainian Power celebrates the rich traditions and modern expressions of Ukrainian-Canadian music—from centuries-old folk songs and fiery polkas to soaring choirs and contemporary fusions. These recordings reflect resilience, cultural pride, and a deep connection to both homeland and adopted land. Whether performed in prairie halls or urban stages, this music tells the story of a community that has helped shape Canada’s cultural fabric. Слава Україні — Glory to Ukraine!

Vancouver Polka Pals - Mike Skoreyko and His Vancouver Polka Pals

St Paul, Alberta

Neduzak, Gail Marie - Miss Ukranian Fiddle

Edmonton, Alberta

FEATURED

Kaye, Gloria - Weather b/w Child

Lac La Biche, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bryden, Bob - Transcendental Misinformation

Ottawa - Oshawa - Burlington, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

Rushnychok - Volume Two

Lachine, Québec

Kyiv Pops Orchestra* - Ukrainian Pops

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

Interlake Polka Kings - A Ukrainian Samohonka

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Hnatiuk, Nick and the Fugitives - The Second Greatest Album

Winnipeg, Manitoba

FEATURED

Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys - The 401

Ethelbert, Manitoba - Abbotsford, British Columbia

FEATURED

Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) - Zorya

Montréal, Québec

Polka Drifters - On a Winter Vacation

Winnipeg, Manitoba

FEATURED

Cosmic Ray - Living Today Phase One

British Guiana - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Fiala, George - Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)

Kyiv, Ukraine - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals - I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song

St Vital, Manitoba (Juliette); New Westminster, British Columbia (Rhythm Pals)

FEATURED

Evanko, Ed - My Native Land

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

Ed & Sally and the Country-4 - Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Borowetz, Boris - Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!

Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

Montréal, Québec

FEATURED

Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) - Lubomyra

Montréal, Québec

FEATURED

MacLeod 9 - Ukrainians Crossing The Great Divide

Red Deer, Alberta - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Karliski, Steve - Gotta Keep Movin'

Winnipeg, Manitoba → New York, New York, 🇺🇸 → Niagara Falls, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Five Gents - Play Ukrainian Favorites of Johnny Kinasewich

Edmonton, Alberta

Nowasad, Boris - Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style

Dauphin, Manitoba

FEATURED

Rushnychok - ST

Lachine, Québec

Royal Polka Kings - Touring Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba

FEATURED

Goodwyn, Myles - Long Pants

Woodstock, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Men Without Hats - Folk of the 80's (EP)

Montréal, Québec

FEATURED

Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) - Juliette's Country World

St Vital, Manitoba - Vancouver, British Columbia - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) - Chain Reaction

Montréal, Québec

Interlake Polka Kings - Centennial Instrumentals

George Fiala - Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)

Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)

Chain Reaction

MacLeod 9

Блиск Шабель

Blysk Shabel-ST BACK

Cosmic Ray - Living Today Phase One

Hayden Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys - The 401

The 401

45-Rudy Hayden-Pollution (Aragon)

Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)

Chayka-ST LABEL 02

Nester Shydlowsky-Touring Canada With BACK

Polka Drifters - On a Winter Vacation BACK

Ed & Sally / Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You

Ed & Sally and the Country-4 - Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas

Plays Old Time Waltzes

Ukrainian Times

The Second Greatest Album

Rushnychok - Volume 2

Volume Four

Rushnychok - Volume Three

Rushnychok - ST

Cosmic Ray

Luba / Chain Reaction

Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) - Zorya

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance b/w Antartica/ I Got The Message (picture sleeve)

Men Without Hats - Folk of the 80's

45-Juliette - As Hard As I Try (CBC LM 118) VINYL 02

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Blysk Shabel Циганочка молода (Young Gypsy) Блиск Шабель
Polka Drifters Наталка Полька (Natalka Polka) Ukrainian Times
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Rushnychok My Homeland (Земле моя) Volume Two
Neduzak, Gail Marie Swaying Grass Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Сину, Качки Летять / Дивлюсь Я На Небо (Son, Ducks Are Flying / Looking at the Sky) Zorya
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Галичанка (Halychanka) Zorya
Neduzak, Gail Marie Village Festival Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys The 401 The 401
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Not Enough Indians Juliette's Country World
Buick, Tommy Springtime in the Rockies Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Buick, Tommy Sweeter than the Flower Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Ed's Kolomayka Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Жито Мати (The Rye Song) Zorya
Evanko, Ed Evening Song My Native Land
Men Without Hats Ideas for Walls BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Wedding Dance Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Nowasad, Boris Dauphin Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Mateyko, Donna ТА ТУМАН ЯРОМ КОТИТЬСЯ (The Spreading Mist) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Kaye, Gloria Child Weather b/w Child
Rushnychok Chaban (Чабан) Volume Two
Mateyko, Donna СОНЦЕ НИЗЕНЬКО (At Sunset) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Rushnychok Carpathian Nights (Вечори в карпатах) ST
Chayka Chotery Rojhy ST
Chayka Ne Shumy Kalyno ST
Polka Drifters Червона рожа (The Red Rose) Ukrainian Times
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Am I So Easy to Forget Juliette's Country World
Nowasad, Boris Gardenia Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Your Cheating Heart Juliette's Country World
Evanko, Ed My Native Land My Native Land
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Lovers in the Night Chain Reaction
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Up The Hill Song Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Please Stay Away Please Stay Away b/w Pollution
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Lookin' at Love Chain Reaction
Evanko, Ed O Lord of Heaven and Earth My Native Land
Royal Polka Kings Handzia No. 2 Touring Manitoba
Rushnychok Your Winter’s Love (Твоя любоа зайшла зимою) Volume Three
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Walkin' on New Grass Juliette's Country World
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Come And Knock Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Nowasad, Boris Crossing Over The Ferry Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Rushnychok Ah! My Love (Ага мила!) Volume Three
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Kazka Lubomyra
Men Without Hats Antarctica Folk of the 80's (EP)
Mateyko, Donna Y ЛУЗІ НАД ПРУТОМ (In The Fruit Valley) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Karliski, Steve For Loving You Gotta Keep Movin'
Rushnychok Eyes As Dark As The Soil (Чорні очка як терен) Volume Two
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Mateyko, Donna ЧИ Я В ЛУЗІ (In The Meadow) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Rushnychok The Mosquito And The Fly (Ой що ж то за шум?) Volume Two
Polka Drifters Не плач Марусю (Mary Don't You Weep) Ukrainian Times
Evanko, Ed Hopelessly Devoted to You I Did It For Your Love
Borowetz, Boris O. Koshetz: Mary Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Nowasad, Boris Pleasant Valley Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) For the Good Times As Hard As I Try
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Sunrise, Sunset (Bock-Harnick) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Chayka Chayka: Buryia - Pishnia ST
Karliski, Steve Not the Way That They Used to Gotta Keep Movin'
Nowasad, Boris Hill Top Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Buick, Tommy Carmel by the Sea Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Blysk Shabel Їдем на забаву (Let's Go to the Dance) Блиск Шабель
Polka Drifters A Soldiers Lament Ukrainian Times
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Borowetz, Boris An Octoer Day In Yorkton Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Rushnychok You (Ти) Volume Three
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals I Keep Telling Myself I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Honey on the Vine ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Neduzak, Gail Marie Gail Marie Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Polka Drifters "Кіцкеріжер" Полька (Knickerbocker Polka) Ukrainian Times
Rushnychok Rozpriahayty Hloptsi Kony (Розпрягайте хлопці коні) ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Matchmaker, Matchmaker (Harnick-Bock) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals Bought for a Song I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) I Will Wait For You ST
Royal Polka Kings Bad, Bad, Women Touring Manitoba
Blysk Shabel Їхав козак (Riding Cossack) Блиск Шабель
Nowasad, Boris Frisco Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Ribbon of Darkness (Lightfoot) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Buick, Tommy I'm So Lonesome Today Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Chayka Oy Voloshky ST
Borowetz, Boris Child's First Sunrise Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Buick, Tommy At Mail Call Today Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Rushnychok Moyi Yasyny (Мої ясени) Volume Two
Evanko, Ed The Dance I Did It For Your Love
Evanko, Ed Why Let It Go I Did It For Your Love
Evanko, Ed The Bells Rang My Native Land
Borowetz, Boris Hopak Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Bryden, Bob Fire Away Now (For Ukraine) Transcendental Misinformation
Borowetz, Boris The Kozak Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Seven Lonely Days Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Just For Sally Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Pretty Lady Lubomyra
Borowetz, Boris Greensleeves Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!

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