Ukrainian Power

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!

Tracks

Artist Track Title
George Fiala Centennial Prelude Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Samurai Children of the Sun
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Bird Dance A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Black Mountain Rag Live, The Lost Recordings
Polka Drifters Ой не ходи, Грицю (Harry's Song) Ukrainian Times
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Cherry Pink, Yellow Bird, Never On Sunday A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Ed Evanko Handzia My Native Land
Rushnychok Rushnychok (Рушничок) ST
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Here's That Rainy Day ST
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) For the Good Times As Hard As I Try
Tommy Buick The Birds are Singing Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Boris Borowetz Greensleeves Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) I Must Know ST
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Come And Knock Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Royal Polka Kings My Dearest Son Touring Manitoba
Royal Polka Kings My Ford And I Touring Manitoba
Blysk Shabel Їхав козак (Riding Cossack) Блиск Шабель
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Feelings Children of the Sun
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Blue Mountain Rag Live, The Lost Recordings
Boris Borowetz Seven Step Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Rushnychok Canada’s Rushnychok (Рушничок із Канади) Volume Three
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Melody of Love A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Alabama Jubilee, Down Yonder, Turkey In Straw A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Men Without Hats Mothers BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A
Blysk Shabel Циганочка молода (Young Gypsy) Блиск Шабель
Boris Borowetz Beyond the River Dunai Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Royal Polka Kings Happy Easter Song Touring Manitoba
Donna Mateyko ОЙ ЛЮБИВ ТАЙ КОХАВ (He Loved Her Dearly) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Boris Nowasad Toppers Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Royal Polka Kings Bad, Bad, Women Touring Manitoba
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Maiden's Prayer, Faded Love, San Antonio Rose A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Autumn Leaf Lubomyra
Rushnychok The Whistling Kozaks (Засвистали козаченьки) Volume Two
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Shannon Waltz, Irishman's Heart To The Ladies, Bluewater Hornpipe Live, The Lost Recordings
Boris Nowasad Interlake Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Wake up Susan Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Blue Skirt Waltz Live, The Lost Recordings
Boris Borowetz Times Are Good Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Blysk Shabel Коломийка (Kolomejka) Блиск Шабель
Tommy Buick Songbirds are Singing in Heaven Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Boris Borowetz Ukrainian Lullaby Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Donna Mateyko ОЙ Y САДОЧКУ (In The Grove) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Steve Karliski Takes a Woman Like You Gotta Keep Movin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Just For Sally Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Boris Borowetz Seven Step - Bandura Solo Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Chayka Teche Voda Kalamutna ST
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Here's That Rainy Day (Burke-Van Heusen) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Men Without Hats Where do Boys Go BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Wedding Kolomayka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Boris Borowetz Folk Song Medley #3 Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Donna Mateyko ОЙ Y САДУ, САДУ (In The Orchard) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Rushnychok Lubimsia - Lets Get Together (Любімся) ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Rabbit in the Railpile Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Gloria Kaye Weather Weather b/w Child
Blysk Shabel Києве мій (My Kiev) Блиск Шабель
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Spanish Two Step, Little Home In West Virginia A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Rushnychok Yasyny (Ясени) ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ed Evanko Why Let It Go I Did It For Your Love
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Fast Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Rushnychok The Wedding Song (Оженився) Volume Three
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys The 401 The 401
Boris Borowetz Dear Mother Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Listen to the Mockingbird Live, The Lost Recordings
Myles Goodwyn For Ukraine Long Pants
Men Without Hats Security (Everybody Feels Better With) Folk of the 80's (EP)
Rushnychok The Mosquito And The Fly (Ой що ж то за шум?) Volume Two
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Heather's Reel Golden Slippers
Polka Drifters Мамина весілля (Mother's Wedding) Ukrainian Times
Boris Nowasad Black Velvet Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Rushnychok Your Winter’s Love (Твоя любоа зайшла зимою) Volume Three
Ed Evanko I Guess if There's Love Enough I Did It For Your Love
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Де синії гори (The Blue Mountains) Zorya
Rushnychok Carpathian Nights (Вечори в карпатах) ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Snowdeer Golden Slippers
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Old Joe Clark, Golden Slippers, Boil Them Cabbage Down A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Some of These Days ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Flop Eared Mule Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Ed Evanko Till I Loved You I Did It For Your Love
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Perdido A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Billy Wilson's Clog Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Please Stay Away Please Stay Away b/w Pollution
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Manco Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Boris Borowetz An Octoer Day In Yorkton Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Chayka Ne Shumy Kalyno ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Old Tyme Fiddle Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Ой Ти Ніченько (Oh, The Nightfall) Zorya
Chayka Vodohraij ST
Steve Karliski Ask Me Anything Gotta Keep Movin'
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Until It's Time for You to Go ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Kansas City Railroad Blues Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Medicine Hat Golden Slippers
Verkhovyna Trio Ontario, Ontario (stereo) Ontario, Ontario
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cosmic Ray Let's Get it Right Living Today Phase One
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Road to Boston Live, The Lost Recordings

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) - ST

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

Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons - Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender

FEATURED

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) - Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)

Medicine Hat, Alberta → Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) - A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites

Medicine Hat, Alberta → Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) - Live, The Lost Recordings

Medicine Hat, Alberta → Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) - Golden Slippers

Medicine Hat, Alberta → Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) - On Stage With Al Cherney

Medicine Hat, Alberta → Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) - Blue Ribbon Fiddle

Medicine Hat, Alberta → Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) - Plays Old Tyme Fiddle

Medicine Hat, Alberta → Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) - Children of the Sun

Ukraine → Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Steve Karliski - Gotta Keep Movin'

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

FEATURED

Rushnychok - Volume Three

Lachine, Québec

Rushnychok - Volume Four

Lachine, Québec

FEATURED

Rushnychok - Volume Two

Lachine, Québec

FEATURED

Rushnychok - ST

Lachine, Québec

FEATURED

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

Montréal, Québec

Verkhovyna Trio - Ontario, Ontario

Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cosmic Ray - Living Today Phase One

British Guiana - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Gloria Kaye - Weather b/w Child

Lac La Biche, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

MacLeod 9 - Ukrainians Crossing The Great Divide

Red Deer, Alberta - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

John Oswald - LX

Kitchener, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) - As Hard As I Try

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

FEATURED

Ed Evanko - My Native Land

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Evanko - I Did It For Your Love

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Myles Goodwyn - Long Pants

Woodstock, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Buick - Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western

Valley River - Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

George Fiala - Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)

Kyiv Pops Orchestra* - Ukrainian Pops

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

ST

Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons - Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances Back cover

Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons - Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender

Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons - Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances Side 1

Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons - Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances Side 2

Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)

A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) A Tribute to Al Cherney (3)

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) A Tribute to Al Cherney (2)

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) A Tribute to Al Cherney (1)

Live, The Lost Recordings

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) / Live, The Lost Recordings INNER

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) / Live, The Lost Recordings OUTER

Golden Slippers

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) / Golden Slippers LABEL 02

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) / Golden Slippers LABEL 01

Al Cherny – Golden Slippers BACK

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) / Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion) LABEL 01

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) / Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion) LABEL 02

On Stage With Al Cherney

Blue Ribbon Fiddle

Plays Old Tyme Fiddle

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Blue Ribbon Fiddle LABEL 01

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Blue Ribbon Fiddle LABEL 02

Al Cherney - Blue Ribbon Fiddle BACK

Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech)

On Stage With Al Cherny BACK

Al Cherny North American Open And Novelty Champion BACK

Al Cherny Plays Old Tyme Fiddle BACK

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