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
Blysk Shabel	Їхав козак (Riding Cossack)	Блиск Шабель	04:03
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Mama	Lubomyra	03:33
Chayka	Chayka: Buryia - Pishnia	ST	05:31
Rushnychok	Chervona Ruta (Червона рута)	ST	03:12
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	As Hard As I Try	As Hard As I Try	02:35
Cosmic Ray	Fire in the Sky	Living Today Phase One	06:49
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Blysk Shabel	Пам’ятаю (Remembrance)	Блиск Шабель	04:24
Buick, Tommy	Sweeter than the Flower	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	01:58
Royal Polka Kings	Billy Billy Goat Song	Touring Manitoba	03:43
Royal Polka Kings	Handzia No. 2	Touring Manitoba	02:03
Nowasad, Boris	Frisco Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	02:58
Blysk Shabel	Несе Галя воду (Helen Carrying Water)	Блиск Шабель	03:54
Nowasad, Boris	Stan's Polka	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:02
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Kozak	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:07
Cosmic Ray	Space in Time	Living Today Phase One	03:35
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	An Orchard in Bloom	Lubomyra	03:20
Rushnychok	The Wedding Song (Оженився)	Volume Three	03:05
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Chayka	Oy Voloshky	ST	03:12
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Make the World Go Away	Juliette's Country World	02:42
Nowasad, Boris	Ugly's Polka	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:17
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Yesterday (Lennon-McCartney)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:17
Rushnychok	Halychanka (Галичанка)	Volume Three	03:41
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Lovers in the Night	Chain Reaction	03:41
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Your Cheating Heart	Juliette's Country World	02:41
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Black & White	Chain Reaction	03:00
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Today	Juliette's Country World	03:06
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Zaporoshetz - Kozachok	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:03
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Not Enough Indians	Juliette's Country World	03:15
Rushnychok	Chaban (Чабан)	Volume Two	02:07
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Evanko, Ed	O Lord of Heaven and Earth	My Native Land	04:16
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Карпатах Ходить Осінь (Autumn walks in the Carpathian)	Zorya	03:56
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Some of These Days - Bill Bailey (Brooks)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:31
Mateyko, Donna	НА ГОРОДІ КЕРНИЧЕНЬКА (A Well In The Garden)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	02:09
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Please Stay Away	Please Stay Away b/w Pollution	01:48
Mateyko, Donna	Y ЛУЗІ НАД ПРУТОМ (In The Fruit Valley)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	03:16
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Convention Kolomayka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:46
Mateyko, Donna	АГРАЙ МИ ЦИГАНЕ (Play Gypsy, Play)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	03:36
Buick, Tommy	The Birds are Singing	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	01:44
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Kazka	Lubomyra	03:32
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Wedding Kolomayka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:57
Rushnychok	Moyi Yasyny (Мої ясени)	Volume Two	03:08
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Too Many Kinfolk	The 401	02:04
Royal Polka Kings	My Ford And I	Touring Manitoba	02:57
Nowasad, Boris	The Waltz Of May	Plays Old Time Waltzes	02:41
Bryden, Bob	Fire Away Now (For Ukraine)	Transcendental Misinformation	04:11
Mateyko, Donna	СОНЦЕ НИЗЕНЬКО (At Sunset)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	03:12
Nowasad, Boris	Romeo's First Change	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:43
Borowetz, Boris	Hopak	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:09
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Little Green Apples	Juliette's Country World	04:24
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Rocking Boat Song	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:22
Polka Drifters	"Кіцкеріжер" Полька (Knickerbocker Polka)	Ukrainian Times	01:51
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Country 4 Polka	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:49
Royal Polka Kings	Touring Manitoba Polka	Touring Manitoba	03:11
Blysk Shabel	Києве мій (My Kiev)	Блиск Шабель	05:56
Royal Polka Kings	Smart Animals	Touring Manitoba	03:00
Borowetz, Boris	Chariots of Fire	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:45
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Feelin' Good	ST	03:52
Polka Drifters	Червона рожа (The Red Rose)	Ukrainian Times	02:29
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Де синії гори (The Blue Mountains)	Zorya	03:10
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
Buick, Tommy	Crying Heart Blues	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:34
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	The 401	The 401	02:34
Evanko, Ed	What'll I Do	I Did It For Your Love	03:24
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Once More	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:41
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Buick, Tommy	Fraulein	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:31
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Chain Reaction	Chain Reaction	03:37
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	For the Good Times	As Hard As I Try	02:40
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Stay	Chain Reaction	04:46
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Matchmaker, Matchmaker (Harnick-Bock)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	02:01
Mateyko, Donna	ОЙ Y САДОЧКУ (In The Grove)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	03:36
Cosmic Ray	Hungry People	Living Today Phase One	03:04
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Ходила Лісом (Forest Walk)	Zorya	01:37
Polka Drifters	Не плач Марусю (Mary Don't You Weep)	Ukrainian Times	02:16
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Верба (The Willow)	Zorya	02:39
Polka Drifters	Ще раз (Once More)	Ukrainian Times	02:29
Rushnychok	The Solitary Steed (Ой чий то кінь стоїть)	ST	03:07
Chayka	Harna Ya Harna	ST	02:38
Borowetz, Boris	Dear Mother	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:29
Blysk Shabel	Ой, чий то кінь стоїть (Who's Horse Is That)	Блиск Шабель	02:41
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Don't Let the Good Life Pass You By	As Hard As I Try	02:33
Evanko, Ed	The Dance	I Did It For Your Love	03:36
Borowetz, Boris	In the Carpathian Mountains	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:50
Borowetz, Boris	An Octoer Day In Yorkton	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:46
Evanko, Ed	I Guess if There's Love Enough	I Did It For Your Love	04:03
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	I Will Wait for You (Legrand)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:11
Borowetz, Boris	Seven Step	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:36
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Ivanka	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	01:41
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Melody Kolomayka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	02:22
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Сину, Качки Летять / Дивлюсь Я На Небо (Son, Ducks Are Flying / Looking at the Sky)	Zorya	08:29
Blysk Shabel	Блиск (Flash)	Блиск Шабель	03:09
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Manco Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:42
Borowetz, Boris	O. Koshetz: Mary	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:04
Chayka	Ty Z'lubove Sobi Ne Jartui	ST	04:13

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

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

Nowasad, Boris - Plays Old Time Waltzes

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