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
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Orange Blossom Special Live, The Lost Recordings
Rushnychok The Solitary Steed (Ой чий то кінь стоїть) ST
Tommy Buick Ring of Fire Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Rushnychok The Ballad of Yuri Tjutjunnyk (Пісня про Тютюнника) Volume Three
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Wedding Dance Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) As Hard As I Try As Hard As I Try
Royal Polka Kings Handzia No. 2 Touring Manitoba
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Rhapsody In Blue Live, The Lost Recordings
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Сину, Качки Летять / Дивлюсь Я На Небо (Son, Ducks Are Flying / Looking at the Sky) Zorya
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Big John McNeill Live, The Lost Recordings
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Галичанка (Halychanka) Zorya
Royal Polka Kings Billy Billy Goat Song Touring Manitoba
Boris Borowetz O. Koshetz: Mary Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Boris Borowetz Child's First Sunrise Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Lovers in the Night Chain Reaction
Tommy Buick I'm So Lonesome Today Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) The Old Box Stove Golden Slippers
Boris Borowetz In the Carpathian Mountains Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Donna Mateyko ЧИ Я В ЛУЗІ (In The Meadow) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Rubber Dolly, Maple Sugar A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Release Me Juliette's Country World
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Shannon Waltz, Let Me Call You Sweetheart A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Gail Neduzak Marie Kozak Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Arkansas Traveller Live, The Lost Recordings
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Pollution Please Stay Away b/w Pollution
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Kozak Love Song Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Boris Borowetz Ukrainian Lullaby Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Blysk Shabel Любов (Love) Блиск Шабель
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Road to Boston Live, The Lost Recordings
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Yin Yang World Children of the Sun
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ed Evanko White Chestnut Blossoms My Native Land
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Spanish Two-Step Live, The Lost Recordings
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Beer Barrel Polka, Wedding Polka A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Boris Borowetz Folk Song Medley #1 Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) San Fernando Square Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) The Gal I Left Behind Me Live, The Lost Recordings
Ed Evanko Handzia My Native Land
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) I Will Wait for You (Legrand) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Fiddlestick Hoedown Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Medicine Hat Golden Slippers
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Де синії гори (The Blue Mountains) Zorya
Rushnychok Moyi Yasyny (Мої ясени) Volume Two
Rushnychok The Wedding Song (Оженився) Volume Three
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) The Road to the Isles Golden Slippers
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals I Keep Telling Myself I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Pretty Lady Lubomyra
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Oh Lonesome Me Juliette's Country World
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Samurai Children of the Sun
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Finska Waltz Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender
Boris Borowetz Peter Piper Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Donna Mateyko ОЙ Y САДУ, САДУ (In The Orchard) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Fortune Teller Lubomyra
Donna Mateyko КОЛОМИЙКА (Kolomeyka) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Royal Polka Kings Smart Animals Touring Manitoba
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Mama Lubomyra
Blysk Shabel Пам’ятаю (Remembrance) Блиск Шабель
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Hands in the Air Children of the Sun
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Perdido A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Rosulka Waltz Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Blue Skirt Waltz Live, The Lost Recordings
Donna Mateyko СОНЦЕ НИЗЕНЬКО (At Sunset) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Varsoviana Waltz Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender
Rushnychok Two Colors (Два кольори) ST
Rushnychok Yasyny (Ясени) ST
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Buddha Under the Rain Children of the Sun
Tommy Buick The Birds are Singing Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Royal Polka Kings Happy Easter Song Touring Manitoba
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Bonnie Prince Charlie Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Rushnychok When Trumpets Play (Як сурми заграють) ST
Gail Neduzak Marie Hopak Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Boris Nowasad Crossing Over The Ferry Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Our Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Some of These Days ST
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Carpathia - Starry Eyes Lubomyra
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Autumn Leaf Lubomyra
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Smash the Window Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Donna Mateyko Y ЛУЗІ НАД ПРУТОМ (In The Fruit Valley) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Invisible Tears Juliette's Country World
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Don't Let the Good Life Pass You By As Hard As I Try
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Honey on the Vine ST
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Stay Chain Reaction
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) My Little Old Home in West Virginia Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Rushnychok My Loved One (Моя кохана) ST
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) Maiden's Prayer, Faded Love, San Antonio Rose A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Black Mountain Rag Live, The Lost Recordings
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Orange Blossom Special A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Orange Blossom Special On Stage With Al Cherney
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Whispering Wind Lubomyra
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Come And Knock Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Your Cheating Heart Juliette's Country World
Gloria Kaye Weather Weather b/w Child
Boris Borowetz The Kozak Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

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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