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
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Галичанка (Halychanka) Zorya
Boris Nowasad Alexanders Two-Step Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Runaround Chain Reaction
Royal Polka Kings Smart Animals Touring Manitoba
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals I Keep Telling Myself I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song
Chayka Vodohraij ST
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Don't Let the Good Life Pass You By As Hard As I Try
Chayka Chotery Rojhy ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Golden Wedding Waltz Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Steve Karliski Think of the Good Times Gotta Keep Movin'
Rushnychok Rushnychok (Рушничок) ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Bile 'Em Cabbage Down Live, The Lost Recordings
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Erin Go Bragh Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Here's That Rainy Day (Burke-Van Heusen) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Steve Karliski For Loving You Gotta Keep Movin'
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Melody Kolomayka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Rushnychok The Moon In The Sky (Місяць на небі) Volume Two
Tommy Buick The Prisoner's Song Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Chayka Teche Voda Kalamutna ST
Ed Evanko O Lord of Heaven and Earth My Native Land
MacLeod 9 Ukrainians Crossing The Great Divide Ukrainians Crossing The Great Divide
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Smash the Window Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Boris Nowasad The Waltz Of May Plays Old Time Waltzes
Rushnychok My Loved One (Моя кохана) ST
Boris Borowetz Wedding Waltz Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Donna Mateyko ОЙ ЛЮБИВ ТАЙ КОХАВ (He Loved Her Dearly) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Boris Nowasad Black Velvet Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Melody of Love A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Boris Borowetz Peter Piper Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Rushnychok Chaban (Чабан) Volume Two
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Finska Waltz Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender
Polka Drifters Мамина весілля (Mother's Wedding) Ukrainian Times
Rushnychok The Whistling Kozaks (Засвистали козаченьки) Volume Two
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Hammer's Polka Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender
Gail Neduzak Marie Ivanka Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Steve Karliski Molly Gotta Keep Movin'
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Trambulianka On Stage With Al Cherney
Boris Borowetz Times Are Good Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Spanish Two-Step Live, The Lost Recordings
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Have a Heart Chain Reaction
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Lookin' at Love Chain Reaction
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) A Song for Freedom Lubomyra
Tommy Buick Sweeter than the Flower Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Steve Karliski Not the Way That They Used to Gotta Keep Movin'
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Tommy Buick Are You Teasing Me Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Boris Borowetz Child's First Sunrise Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Pointe-Au-Pic Reel On Stage With Al Cherney
Ed Evanko White Chestnut Blossoms My Native Land
Cosmic Ray Fire in the Sky Living Today Phase One
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Samurai Children of the Sun
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Mama Lubomyra
Men Without Hats Utter Space Folk of the 80's (EP)
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Heartbeat Children of the Sun
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Lone Star Rag Live, The Lost Recordings
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Haste to the Wedding Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Donna Mateyko АГРАЙ МИ ЦИГАНЕ (Play Gypsy, Play) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Some of These Days - Bill Bailey (Brooks) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Boris Nowasad Hill Lily Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Shannon Waltz Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Chain Reaction Chain Reaction
Men Without Hats Modern Dancing Folk of the 80's (EP)
Blysk Shabel Києве мій (My Kiev) Блиск Шабель
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Nestor's Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Fortune Teller Lubomyra
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Beer Barrel Polka, Wedding Polka A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) My Little Old Home in West Virginia Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Polka Drifters Ще раз (Once More) Ukrainian Times
Boris Nowasad Dauphin Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Polka Drifters A Soldiers Lament Ukrainian Times
Chayka Chayka: Buryia - Pishnia ST
Rushnychok Learn Well, My Brothers (Учітеся брати мої) ST
Rushnychok The Solitary Steed (Ой чий то кінь стоїть) ST
Rushnychok Carpathian Nights (Вечори в карпатах) ST
Gail Neduzak Marie Hopak Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) San Fernando Square Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
George Fiala Centennial Prelude Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)
Polka Drifters Старий Макдоналд (Old MacDonald Had a Farm) Ukrainian Times
Boris Nowasad Stan's Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Rushnychok Canada’s Rushnychok (Рушничок із Канади) Volume Three
Rushnychok Rozpriahayty Hloptsi Kony (Розпрягайте хлопці коні) ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) The Gal I Left Behind Me Live, The Lost Recordings
Gail Neduzak Marie Mosaic Kolomeyka Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Orange Blossom Special On Stage With Al Cherney
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Mary's Kolomayka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Chayka Tsvite Teryn ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) French Minuet A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Rushnychok Moyi Yasyny (Мої ясени) Volume Two
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Жито Мати (The Rye Song) Zorya
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Up The Hill Song Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) На Івана Купала (Midsummer Eve) Zorya
Men Without Hats Security (Everybody Feels Better With) Folk of the 80's (EP)
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Ford Kolomayka Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Гуцулко Ксеню (Hutsulka Ksenya) Zorya
Boris Borowetz Folk Song Medley #1 Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Steve Karliski And Then Came the Bad Years Gotta Keep Movin'
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) I Must Know (Hefti-Mattis) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra

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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