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 Червона рожа (The Red Rose) Ukrainian Times
Ed Evanko How Unfortunate I Am My Native Land
Steve Karliski Not the Way That They Used to Gotta Keep Movin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Le reel de grandpere Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Boris Nowasad Gerald's Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Polka Drifters "Кіцкеріжер" Полька (Knickerbocker Polka) Ukrainian Times
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Heaven In Your Eyes Chain Reaction
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Jimminy Cricket Polka On Stage With Al Cherney
Gail Neduzak Marie Gail Marie Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Orange Blossom Special Live, The Lost Recordings
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) На Івана Купала (Midsummer Eve) Zorya
Men Without Hats I Got the Message The Safety Dance
Boris Nowasad Gardenia Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Seems Like a Dream Chain Reaction
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Black Velvet Waltz Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Pointe-Au-Pic Reel On Stage With Al Cherney
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Heel and Toe Polka Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Carpathia - Starry Eyes Lubomyra
Tommy Buick Crying Heart Blues Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) I Stand Alone Chain Reaction
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Road to the Isles, Scotland the Brave A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Our Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Ed Evanko Evening Song My Native Land
Boris Nowasad Toppers Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Rushnychok The Ballad of Yuri Tjutjunnyk (Пісня про Тютюнника) Volume Three
Boris Nowasad Stan's Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Maple Sugar Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Donna Mateyko ДОБРИЙ ВЕЧІР, ДІВЧИНО (Good Evening My Girl) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Street Fighter Children of the Sun
Ed Evanko Handzia My Native Land
Boris Borowetz 01 Folk Song Medley #2 Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Donna Mateyko АГРАЙ МИ ЦИГАНЕ (Play Gypsy, Play) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Happy Hours Schottische A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Boil Them Cabbage Down Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Royal Polka Kings Billy Billy Goat Song Touring Manitoba
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Cold Cold Heart, Your Cheatin' Heart A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Old Joe Clark, Golden Slippers, Boil Them Cabbage Down A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys The 401 The 401
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) For the Good Times As Hard As I Try
Gloria Kaye Weather Weather b/w Child
Polka Drifters Не плач Марусю (Mary Don't You Weep) Ukrainian Times
Tommy Buick Fraulein Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Here's That Rainy Day (Burke-Van Heusen) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
MacLeod 9 Ukrainians Crossing The Great Divide Ukrainians Crossing The Great Divide
Boris Nowasad CNE Breakdown Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Darkest Night Children of the Sun
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Orange Blossom Special On Stage With Al Cherney
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) I Will Wait For You ST
Gloria Kaye Child Weather b/w Child
Rushnychok Two Colors (Два кольори) ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Kansas City Railroad Blues Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Make the World Go Away Juliette's Country World
Rushnychok Canada’s Rushnychok (Рушничок із Канади) Volume Three
Ed Evanko O Lord of Heaven and Earth My Native Land
Donna Mateyko ОЙ Y САДУ, САДУ (In The Orchard) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Spanish Two-Step Live, The Lost Recordings
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Perdido A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Hummingbird Waltz Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Boris Borowetz O. Koshetz: Mary Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Rushnychok You (Ти) Volume Three
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Melody of Love A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Runaround Chain Reaction
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Alabama Jubilee, Down Yonder, Turkey In Straw A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Royal Polka Kings Happy Musicians Song Touring Manitoba
Boris Borowetz Hopak Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Orange Blossom Special A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Rushnychok Lytsar (Лицар) Volume Two
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) In the Mood A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Rushnychok Marichka (Марічка) ST
Blysk Shabel Києве мій (My Kiev) Блиск Шабель
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Life in Finland Woods, Westphalia Waltz A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Samurai Children of the Sun
Steve Karliski Molly Gotta Keep Movin'
Men Without Hats Mothers BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A
Ed Evanko Till I Loved You I Did It For Your Love
Tommy Buick The Prisoner's Song Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Ed Evanko I'll be Seeing You I Did It For Your Love
Tommy Buick The Birds are Singing Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Steve Karliski Ask Me Anything Gotta Keep Movin'
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Just For Sally Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Sunrise, Sunset ST
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Up The Hill Song Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Blue Skirt Waltz Live, The Lost Recordings
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Ribbon of Darkness ST
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Hammer's Polka Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender
Donna Mateyko Y ЛУЗІ НАД ПРУТОМ (In The Fruit Valley) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Де синії гори (The Blue Mountains) Zorya
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Last Date, Sleep Walk A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Ed Evanko The Bells Rang My Native Land
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Fiddlestick Hoedown Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Black Mountain Rag Live, The Lost Recordings
Cosmic Ray Living Today Living Today Phase One
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Have a Heart Chain Reaction
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Flop Eared Mule Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)

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)

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv Pops Orchestra* - Ukrainian Pops

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

Children of the Sun

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