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
Donna Mateyko КОЛОМИЙКА (Kolomeyka) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Donna Mateyko ТА ТУМАН ЯРОМ КОТИТЬСЯ (The Spreading Mist) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Release Me Juliette's Country World
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Road to Boston Live, The Lost Recordings
George Fiala Centennial Prelude Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Hammer's Polka Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Runaround Chain Reaction
Rushnychok Moyi Yasyny (Мої ясени) Volume Two
Cosmic Ray Space in Time Living Today Phase One
Boris Borowetz Folk Song Medley #3 Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Your Cheating Heart Juliette's Country World
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Melody of Love A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Polka Drifters Не плач Марусю (Mary Don't You Weep) Ukrainian Times
Rushnychok Canada’s Rushnychok (Рушничок із Канади) Volume Three
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Darkest Night Children of the Sun
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Have a Heart Chain Reaction
Tommy Buick Carmel by the Sea Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Big Big Mike's Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Don't Let the Good Life Pass You By As Hard As I Try
Steve Karliski Ask Me Anything Gotta Keep Movin'
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Whistling Rufus Live, The Lost Recordings
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Willie's Polka Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Old Tyme Fiddle Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Royal Polka Kings Billy Billy Goat Song Touring Manitoba
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Wesilena Kolemeyka Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) For the Good Times As Hard As I Try
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Golden Wedding Waltz Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Bob Bryden Fire Away Now (For Ukraine) Transcendental Misinformation
Gail Neduzak Marie Gail Marie Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) The Old Box Stove Golden Slippers
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Arkansas Traveller Live, The Lost Recordings
Blysk Shabel Несе Галя воду (Helen Carrying Water) Блиск Шабель
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Heaven In Your Eyes Chain Reaction
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Maiden's Prayer, Faded Love, San Antonio Rose A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Waltz Quadrille Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender
Boris Borowetz 01 Folk Song Medley #2 Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Tommy Buick The Birds are Singing Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Black Mountain Rag Golden Slippers
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Wake up Susan Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Black Velvet Waltz Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Polka Drifters Червона рожа (The Red Rose) Ukrainian Times
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) A Song for Freedom Lubomyra
Ed Evanko Evening Song My Native Land
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Pharaoh Children of the Sun
Gail Neduzak Marie Ivanka Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Boris Nowasad Toppers Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Calgary Waltz Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Cosmic Ray Living Today Living Today Phase One
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Laventine's Barrel On Stage With Al Cherney
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Sunrise, Sunset (Bock-Harnick) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) What a Wonderful World As Hard As I Try
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Smash the Window Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Blysk Shabel Любов (Love) Блиск Шабель
Steve Karliski And Then Came the Bad Years Gotta Keep Movin'
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Clarinet Polka A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Rhapsody In Blue Live, The Lost Recordings
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Bile 'Em Cabbage Down Live, The Lost Recordings
Polka Drifters Спитай мене полька (Marry Me Polka) Ukrainian Times
Boris Nowasad Stan's Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Please Release Me Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Tommy Buick Songbirds are Singing in Heaven Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Fortune Teller Lubomyra
Steve Karliski Not the Way That They Used to Gotta Keep Movin'
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Paris Waltz Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Gail Neduzak Marie Swaying Grass Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Blysk Shabel Коломийка (Kolomejka) Блиск Шабель
Gail Neduzak Marie Mosaic Kolomeyka Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Autumn Leaf Lubomyra
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Boris Nowasad Dauphin Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Boris Nowasad Helens Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Road to the Isles, Scotland the Brave A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Donna Mateyko СОНЦЕ НИЗЕНЬКО (At Sunset) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Chayka Teche Voda Kalamutna ST
Men Without Hats Where do Boys Go BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Snowdeer Golden Slippers
Boris Nowasad Pleasant Valley Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Ходила Лісом (Forest Walk) Zorya
Rushnychok Marichka (Марічка) ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Heather's Reel Golden Slippers
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Country 4 Polka Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Orange Blossom Special Live, The Lost Recordings
Tommy Buick The Prisoner's Song Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Tommy Buick I'm So Lonesome Today Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Boris Nowasad Hill Top Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Rubber Dolly, Maple Sugar A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Honey on the Vine ST
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Walkin' on New Grass Juliette's Country World
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Yin Yang World Children of the Sun
Rushnychok When Trumpets Play (Як сурми заграють) ST
Rushnychok Chaban (Чабан) Volume Two
Boris Borowetz Beyond the River Dunai Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Hummingbird Waltz Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Rushnychok The Wedding Song (Оженився) Volume Three
Gail Neduzak Marie Blooming Countryside - Bandura - Rozluka Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Life in Finland Woods, Westphalia Waltz A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites

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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