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
Polka Drifters Ще раз (Once More) Ukrainian Times
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Dark Eyes, Spanish Eyes A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Beer Barrel Polka, Wedding Polka A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Chayka Oy Voloshky ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Bird Dance A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) French Minuet A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Haste to the Wedding Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) San Fernando Square Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Golden Wedding Waltz Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Rushnychok My Loved One (Моя кохана) ST
Polka Drifters Не плач Марусю (Mary Don't You Weep) Ukrainian Times
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Medicine Hat Golden Slippers
Gloria Kaye Weather Weather b/w Child
Boris Nowasad Toppers Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Bonnie Belle Schottische Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Runaround Chain Reaction
Boris Borowetz Dear Mother Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Cosmic Ray Space in Time Living Today Phase One
Polka Drifters A Soldiers Lament Ukrainian Times
Tommy Buick The Birds are Singing Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Steve Karliski Takes a Woman Like You Gotta Keep Movin'
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Happy Hours Schottische A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Royal Polka Kings Happy Easter Song Touring Manitoba
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Adios Polka Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Polka Drifters Старий Макдоналд (Old MacDonald Had a Farm) Ukrainian Times
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Big John McNeill Live, The Lost Recordings
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Cold Cold Heart, Your Cheatin' Heart A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Boris Borowetz Family Harmony Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Vic's Jig Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Chayka Ne Shumy Kalyno ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Trambulianka On Stage With Al Cherney
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Life in Finland Woods, Westphalia Waltz A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Road to Boston Live, The Lost Recordings
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Black Mountain Rag Live, The Lost Recordings
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Please Release Me Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Жито Мати (The Rye Song) Zorya
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Cherry Pink, Yellow Bird, Never On Sunday A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Manco Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Street Fighter Children of the Sun
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Joys of Quebec On Stage With Al Cherney
Donna Mateyko АГРАЙ МИ ЦИГАНЕ (Play Gypsy, Play) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Snowdeer Golden Slippers
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Knights of the Round Table On Stage With Al Cherney
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) As Hard As I Try As Hard As I Try
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Nestor's Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Chayka Chayka: Buryia - Pishnia ST
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Release Me Juliette's Country World
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Here's That Rainy Day (Burke-Van Heusen) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Singing Sweethearts On Stage With Al Cherney
Royal Polka Kings Kolomayka Presentation Touring Manitoba
Gail Neduzak Marie Summer Nights Waltz Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Blysk Shabel Їхав козак (Riding Cossack) Блиск Шабель
Steve Karliski Ask Me Anything Gotta Keep Movin'
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Rabbit in the Railpile Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Melody of Love A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Polka Drifters Спитай мене полька (Marry Me Polka) Ukrainian Times
Ed Evanko Till I Loved You I Did It For Your Love
Gail Neduzak Marie Kozak Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Smash the Window Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Ed Evanko In a Mirage My Native Land
Boris Borowetz Seven Step Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Tommy Buick I'm So Lonesome Today Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Ribbon of Darkness ST
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Ed's Kolomayka Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Steve Karliski Think of the Good Times Gotta Keep Movin'
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Mama Lubomyra
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Bublitchki Golden Slippers
Steve Karliski At Least One Time Gotta Keep Movin'
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Ford Kolomayka Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Ed Evanko White Chestnut Blossoms My Native Land
Ed Evanko What'll I Do I Did It For Your Love
Gloria Kaye Child Weather b/w Child
Rushnychok Eyes As Dark As The Soil (Чорні очка як терен) Volume Two
Rushnychok Susidko (Сусідко) ST
Men Without Hats Where do Boys Go BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Kansas City Railroad Blues Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Men Without Hats Utter Space Folk of the 80's (EP)
Men Without Hats Modern Dancing BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A
Boris Nowasad Alexanders Two-Step Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Wednesday Night Waltz Live, The Lost Recordings
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals Bought for a Song I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song
Cosmic Ray Living Today Living Today Phase One
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Road to the Isles, Scotland the Brave A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Chayka Harna Ya Harna ST
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Цигани стояли (The Gypsies) Zorya
Boris Nowasad Dusty's Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Boris Nowasad Stan's Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Hammer's Polka Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Boil Them Cabbage Down Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Blysk Shabel Ой, чий то кінь стоїть (Who's Horse Is That) Блиск Шабель
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Our Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Black & White Chain Reaction

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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