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
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Hands in the Air Children of the Sun
Royal Polka Kings Happy Easter Song Touring Manitoba
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Golden Prairie Schottische Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Big Big Mike's Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Rushnychok Two Colors (Два кольори) ST
Tommy Buick Songbirds are Singing in Heaven Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Rabbit in the Railpile Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Pollution Please Stay Away b/w Pollution
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Spanish Two-Step Live, The Lost Recordings
Donna Mateyko КОЛОМИЙКА (Kolomeyka) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Polka Drifters A Soldiers Lament Ukrainian Times
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) The Gal I Left Behind Me Live, The Lost Recordings
Boris Borowetz Times Are Good Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Shannon Waltz Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Tommy Buick Crying Heart Blues Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Royal Polka Kings Billy Billy Goat Song Touring Manitoba
Polka Drifters On Top of Old Smokey Ukrainian Times
Men Without Hats Mothers BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A
Boris Borowetz Folk Song Medley #1 Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Boris Borowetz Child's First Sunrise Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Ed Evanko Can't Help Falling in Love I Did It For Your Love
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Fast Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Donna Mateyko ОЙ Y САДУ, САДУ (In The Orchard) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Gail Neduzak Marie Ivanka Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Cosmic Ray Hungry People Living Today Phase One
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Blysk Shabel Їхав козак (Riding Cossack) Блиск Шабель
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) What a Wonderful World As Hard As I Try
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) I Stand Alone Chain Reaction
Royal Polka Kings Kolomayka Presentation Touring Manitoba
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Matchmaker ST
Blysk Shabel Їдем на забаву (Let's Go to the Dance) Блиск Шабель
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Up The Hill Song Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Whistling Rufus Live, The Lost Recordings
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Heel and Toe Polka Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Flop Eared Mule Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Ed Evanko I Guess if There's Love Enough I Did It For Your Love
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Ribbon of Darkness ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Melody of Love A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Melody Kolomayka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Listen to the Mockingbird Live, The Lost Recordings
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Lightning Polka Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Blysk Shabel Києве мій (My Kiev) Блиск Шабель
Tommy Buick Springtime in the Rockies Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Галичанка (Halychanka) Zorya
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Whispering Wind Lubomyra
Men Without Hats I Got the Message The Safety Dance
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Have a Heart Chain Reaction
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Adios Polka Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Boris Borowetz An Octoer Day In Yorkton Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals Bought for a Song I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Rushnychok I Can See The Village (Ой видно село) Volume Two
Boris Nowasad Pleasant Valley Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Donna Mateyko АГРАЙ МИ ЦИГАНЕ (Play Gypsy, Play) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Boris Nowasad Interlake Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Please Release Me Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Royal Polka Kings My Girl Friend Touring Manitoba
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Ой Ти Ніченько (Oh, The Nightfall) Zorya
Gloria Kaye Weather Weather b/w Child
Boris Borowetz Folk Medley #4 Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Men Without Hats Modern Dancing Folk of the 80's (EP)
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Rhapsody In Blue Live, The Lost Recordings
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Black Velvet Waltz Live, The Lost Recordings
Donna Mateyko ОЙ ДЖИГУНЕ, ДЖИГУНЕ! (A Village Flirt) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Steve Karliski Molly Gotta Keep Movin'
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Maple Sugar Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Erin Go Bragh Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Цигани стояли (The Gypsies) Zorya
Polka Drifters Ой не ходи, Грицю (Harry's Song) Ukrainian Times
Boris Borowetz Mavka Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Clarinet Polka A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Convention Kolomayka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Alabama Jubilee, Down Yonder, Turkey In Straw A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Fiddlestick Hoedown Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Nestor's Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Ed Evanko Marichka My Native Land
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Under Paris Skies Live, The Lost Recordings
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Family Song Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Gail Neduzak Marie Kozak Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Steve Karliski At Least One Time Gotta Keep Movin'
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) My Little Old Home in West Virginia Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Snowdeer Golden Slippers
Tommy Buick Carmel by the Sea Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Wake up Susan Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Gail Neduzak Marie Swaying Grass Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Cosmic Ray Fire in the Sky Living Today Phase One
Donna Mateyko ОЙ ЛЮБИВ ТАЙ КОХАВ (He Loved Her Dearly) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Smash the Window Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Come And Knock Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Fortune Teller Lubomyra
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Vic's Jig Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Royal Polka Kings Bad, Bad, Women Touring Manitoba
Royal Polka Kings Handzia No. 2 Touring Manitoba
Chayka Chotery Rojhy ST
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Oh Lonesome Me Juliette's Country World

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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