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!

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Vancouver Polka Pals - Mike Skoreyko and His Vancouver Polka Pals

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Rushnychok	Lubimsia - Lets Get Together (Любімся)	ST	03:31
Blysk Shabel	Любов (Love)	Блиск Шабель	04:00
Rushnychok	When Trumpets Play (Як сурми заграють)	ST	02:41
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Галичанка (Halychanka)	Zorya	03:40
Rushnychok	Chervona Ruta (Червона рута)	ST	03:12
Nowasad, Boris	Black Velvet Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	03:02
Mateyko, Donna	СОНЦЕ НИЗЕНЬКО (At Sunset)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	03:12
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Some of These Days	ST	03:32
Rushnychok	Susidko (Сусідко)	ST	02:00
Blysk Shabel	Коломийка (Kolomejka)	Блиск Шабель	03:23
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	На Івана Купала (Midsummer Eve)	Zorya	02:28
Polka Drifters	Чи ти був (Were You There)	Ukrainian Times	02:55
Buick, Tommy	Fraulein	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:31
Blysk Shabel	Їдем на забаву (Let's Go to the Dance)	Блиск Шабель	03:26
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Oh Lonesome Me	Juliette's Country World	02:28
Polka Drifters	A Soldiers Lament	Ukrainian Times	03:57
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Walkin' on New Grass	Juliette's Country World	02:59
Nowasad, Boris	Interlake Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	03:00
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Сину, Качки Летять / Дивлюсь Я На Небо (Son, Ducks Are Flying / Looking at the Sky)	Zorya	08:29
Chayka	Harna Ya Harna	ST	02:38
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Make the World Go Away	Juliette's Country World	02:42
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	For the Good Times	As Hard As I Try	02:40
Bryden, Bob	Fire Away Now (For Ukraine)	Transcendental Misinformation	04:11
Cosmic Ray	We're All the Same	Living Today Phase One	06:42
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Yesterday (Lennon-McCartney)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:17
Karliski, Steve	Not the Way That They Used to	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:07
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Kozak	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:07
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Sleep My Little One	Lubomyra	03:34
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Rushnychok	Ah! My Love (Ага мила!)	Volume Three	03:18
Karliski, Steve	Gotta Keep Movin'	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:19
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Today	Juliette's Country World	03:06
Rushnychok	The Wedding Song (Оженився)	Volume Three	03:05
Mateyko, Donna	ОЙ Y САДУ, САДУ (In The Orchard)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	01:33
Rushnychok	Eyes As Dark As The Soil (Чорні очка як терен)	Volume Two	02:44
Rushnychok	Carpathian Nights (Вечори в карпатах)	ST	03:18
Rushnychok	Lytsar (Лицар)	Volume Two	02:17
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	An Orchard in Bloom	Lubomyra	03:20
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Please Release Me	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:35
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Zaporoshetz - Kozachok	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:03
Rushnychok	The Storm (Буря)	Volume Two	03:17
Polka Drifters	Не плач Марусю (Mary Don't You Weep)	Ukrainian Times	02:16
Evanko, Ed	The Last Night of the World	I Did It For Your Love	04:05
Rushnychok	The Mosquito And The Fly (Ой що ж то за шум?)	Volume Two	02:18
Chayka	Ty Z'lubove Sobi Ne Jartui	ST	04:13
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Autumn Leaf	Lubomyra	03:12
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Mama	Lubomyra	03:33
Karliski, Steve	And Then Came the Bad Years	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:49
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Gail Marie	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:09
Men Without Hats	Modern Dancing	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	04:29
Polka Drifters	Наталка Полька (Natalka Polka)	Ukrainian Times	01:56
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	What a Wonderful World	As Hard As I Try	02:21
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Matchmaker, Matchmaker (Harnick-Bock)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	02:01
Borowetz, Boris	In the Carpathian Mountains	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:50
Polka Drifters	Старий Макдоналд (Old MacDonald Had a Farm)	Ukrainian Times	02:50
Men Without Hats	Security (Everybody Feels Better With)	Folk of the 80's (EP)	03:57
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Цигани стояли (The Gypsies)	Zorya	03:13
Rushnychok	Two Colors (Два кольори)	ST	03:58
Buick, Tommy	The Prisoner's Song	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:43
Royal Polka Kings	Billy Billy Goat Song	Touring Manitoba	03:43
Nowasad, Boris	Westphilia Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	03:15
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Ribbon of Darkness (Lightfoot)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	02:37
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Borowetz, Boris	Folk Song Medley #1	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:44
Polka Drifters	On Top of Old Smokey	Ukrainian Times	03:00
Borowetz, Boris	Dear Mother	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:29
Evanko, Ed	The Bells Rang	My Native Land	02:10
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Honey on the Vine (Crutchfieold-Burch)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	02:26
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Lookin' at Love	Chain Reaction	04:01
Mateyko, Donna	ЧИ Я В ЛУЗІ (In The Meadow)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	04:07
Evanko, Ed	Marichka	My Native Land	03:00
Goodwyn, Myles	For Ukraine	Long Pants	03:09
Evanko, Ed	My Native Land	My Native Land	04:43
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Mateyko, Donna	АГРАЙ МИ ЦИГАНЕ (Play Gypsy, Play)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	03:36
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Hopak	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:39
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Buick, Tommy	Are You Teasing Me	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:03
Borowetz, Boris	All Things Made of Gold	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:40
Kaye, Gloria	Weather	Weather b/w Child	02:08
Nowasad, Boris	Alexanders Two-Step	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:37
Polka Drifters	Мамина весілля (Mother's Wedding)	Ukrainian Times	03:34
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Seven Lonely Days	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:16
Rushnychok	The Solitary Steed (Ой чий то кінь стоїть)	ST	03:07
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Don't Let the Good Life Pass You By	As Hard As I Try	02:33
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Де синії гори (The Blue Mountains)	Zorya	03:10
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Manco Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:42
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Жито Мати (The Rye Song)	Zorya	02:07
Evanko, Ed	Handzia	My Native Land	02:00
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Kazka	Lubomyra	03:32
Men Without Hats	Mothers	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	12:07
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Evanko, Ed	How Unfortunate I Am	My Native Land	03:55
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Ходила Лісом (Forest Walk)	Zorya	01:37
Evanko, Ed	I Guess if There's Love Enough	I Did It For Your Love	04:03
Chayka	Chayka: Buryia - Pishnia	ST	05:31
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Fast Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:18

Ukrainian Power

Vancouver Polka Pals - Mike Skoreyko and His Vancouver Polka Pals

Neduzak, Gail Marie - Miss Ukranian Fiddle

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Kaye, Gloria - Weather b/w Child

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Bryden, Bob - Transcendental Misinformation

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

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Rushnychok - Volume Two

Kyiv Pops Orchestra* - Ukrainian Pops

Interlake Polka Kings - A Ukrainian Samohonka

Hnatiuk, Nick and the Fugitives - The Second Greatest Album

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

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Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) - Zorya

Polka Drifters - On a Winter Vacation

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Cosmic Ray - Living Today Phase One

Fiala, George - Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)

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

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Evanko, Ed - My Native Land

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

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

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Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

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Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) - Lubomyra

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MacLeod 9 - Ukrainians Crossing The Great Divide

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Karliski, Steve - Gotta Keep Movin'

Five Gents - Play Ukrainian Favorites of Johnny Kinasewich

Nowasad, Boris - Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style

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Rushnychok - ST

Royal Polka Kings - Touring Manitoba

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Goodwyn, Myles - Long Pants

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

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

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

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