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) Irish Washerwoman, McNamara's Band A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Rushnychok The Solitary Steed (Ой чий то кінь стоїть) ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Beer Barrel Polka, Wedding Polka A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Orange Blossom Special Live, The Lost Recordings
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Am I So Easy to Forget Juliette's Country World
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Barbara Polka Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender
Rushnychok Chaban (Чабан) Volume Two
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Manco Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Golden Prairie Schottische Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Верба (The Willow) Zorya
Rushnychok Two Colors (Два кольори) ST
Royal Polka Kings Handzia No. 2 Touring Manitoba
Men Without Hats Mothers BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Joys of Quebec On Stage With Al Cherney
Boris Nowasad Hill Top Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Make the World Go Away Juliette's Country World
Boris Borowetz Family Harmony Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Ed Evanko White Chestnut Blossoms My Native Land
Boris Nowasad Gardenia Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Карпатах Ходить Осінь (Autumn walks in the Carpathian) Zorya
Verkhovyna Trio Ontario, Ontario (stereo) Ontario, Ontario
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Цигани стояли (The Gypsies) Zorya
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Listen to the Mockingbird Live, The Lost Recordings
Chayka Teche Voda Kalamutna ST
Ed Evanko What'll I Do I Did It For Your Love
Boris Nowasad Stan's Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Wedding Kolomayka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Rushnychok The Moon In The Sky (Місяць на небі) Volume Two
Tommy Buick I'm So Lonesome Today Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Cosmic Ray Let's Get it Right Living Today Phase One
Ed Evanko Handzia My Native Land
Ed Evanko My Native Land My Native Land
Rushnychok Moyi Yasyny (Мої ясени) Volume Two
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Cherry Pink, Yellow Bird, Never On Sunday A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Feelin' Good ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Please Stay Away Please Stay Away b/w Pollution
Cosmic Ray In Harmony Living Today Phase One
MacLeod 9 Ukrainians Crossing The Great Divide Ukrainians Crossing The Great Divide
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Calgary Waltz Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Gail Neduzak Marie Blooming Countryside - Bandura - Rozluka Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Де синії гори (The Blue Mountains) Zorya
Boris Borowetz The Kozak Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Donna Mateyko НА ГОРОДІ КЕРНИЧЕНЬКА (A Well In The Garden) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) I Must Know ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Polka Drifters Наталка Полька (Natalka Polka) Ukrainian Times
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Happy Hours Schottische A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Boris Borowetz Mavka Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Boris Borowetz Seven Step - Bandura Solo Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Invisible Tears Juliette's Country World
Ed Evanko Marichka My Native Land
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Have a Heart Chain Reaction
Boris Nowasad Helens Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Chayka Ne Shumy Kalyno ST
Boris Borowetz O. Koshetz: Rejoice Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Laventine's Barrel On Stage With Al Cherney
Ed Evanko I Guess if There's Love Enough I Did It For Your Love
Ed Evanko The Bells Rang My Native Land
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Carpathia - Starry Eyes Lubomyra
Donna Mateyko ТА ТУМАН ЯРОМ КОТИТЬСЯ (The Spreading Mist) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Ridin' the Fiddle Live, The Lost Recordings
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Vic's Jig Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Boris Borowetz The Man Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Gail Neduzak Marie Malanka Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Boris Nowasad Plains Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Gail Neduzak Marie Hopak Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Chayka Chayka: Buryia - Pishnia ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Life in Finland Woods, Westphalia Waltz A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Blysk Shabel Любов (Love) Блиск Шабель
Steve Karliski And Then Came the Bad Years Gotta Keep Movin'
Boris Borowetz In the Carpathian Mountains Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Tommy Buick The Birds are Singing Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys I Don't Want Your Love The 401
Polka Drifters "Кіцкеріжер" Полька (Knickerbocker Polka) Ukrainian Times
Donna Mateyko ЧИ Я В ЛУЗІ (In The Meadow) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Rushnychok Halychanka (Галичанка) Volume Three
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Country 4 Polka Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
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)) Mama Lubomyra
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Happylender's Polka Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Bonnie Belle Schottische Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Billy Wilson's Clog Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) The Road to the Isles Golden Slippers
Ed Evanko Evening Song My Native Land
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Al's Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Boris Borowetz Seven Step Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Donna Mateyko ОЙ ЛЮБИВ ТАЙ КОХАВ (He Loved Her Dearly) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Boris Nowasad Romeo's First Change Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Walkin' on New Grass Juliette's Country World
Boris Borowetz Child's First Sunrise Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Ed Evanko Hopelessly Devoted to You I Did It For Your Love
Royal Polka Kings Smart Animals Touring Manitoba
Rushnychok The Wedding Song (Оженився) Volume Three
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Pharaoh Children of the Sun

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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