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 "Кіцкеріжер" Полька (Knickerbocker Polka) Ukrainian Times
Rushnychok Chaban (Чабан) Volume Two
Boris Borowetz Anniversary Waltz Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Beer Barrel Polka, Wedding Polka A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Ой Ти Ніченько (Oh, The Nightfall) Zorya
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Heaven In Your Eyes Chain Reaction
Rushnychok Marichka (Марічка) ST
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Цигани стояли (The Gypsies) Zorya
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Have a Heart Chain Reaction
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Yin Yang World Children of the Sun
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Birdie in the Cage Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Cosmic Ray Living Today Living Today Phase One
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Lookin' at Love Chain Reaction
Rushnychok Rushnychok (Рушничок) ST
Gail Neduzak Marie Kozak Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Royal Polka Kings Smart Animals Touring Manitoba
Rushnychok Lytsar (Лицар) Volume Two
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Golden Wedding Waltz Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Royal Polka Kings Happy Musicians Song Touring Manitoba
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Blue Mountain Rag Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Steve Karliski Ask Me Anything Gotta Keep Movin'
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Верба (The Willow) Zorya
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Wedding Dance Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Rushnychok The Mosquito And The Fly (Ой що ж то за шум?) Volume Two
Steve Karliski And Then Came the Bad Years Gotta Keep Movin'
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Matchmaker, Matchmaker (Harnick-Bock) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Pointe-Au-Pic Reel On Stage With Al Cherney
Royal Polka Kings Handzia No. 2 Touring Manitoba
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Shannon Waltz, Let Me Call You Sweetheart A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Gail Neduzak Marie Zaporoshetz - Kozachok Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Black & White Chain Reaction
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Some of These Days - Bill Bailey (Brooks) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Too Many Kinfolk The 401
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Autumn Leaf Lubomyra
Rushnychok Chervona Ruta (Червона рута) ST
Gloria Kaye Child Weather b/w Child
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Singing Sweethearts On Stage With Al Cherney
Rushnychok Two Colors (Два кольори) ST
Men Without Hats Antarctica Folk of the 80's (EP)
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Black Mountain Rag Live, The Lost Recordings
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Stay Chain Reaction
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Calgary Waltz Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Heartbeat Children of the Sun
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Carpathia - Starry Eyes Lubomyra
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Heel and Toe Polka A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) San Fernando Square Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) The Road to the Isles Golden Slippers
Boris Borowetz In the Carpathian Mountains Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Tommy Buick The Prisoner's Song Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Bonnie Prince Charlie Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Sunrise, Sunset (Bock-Harnick) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Polka Drifters Старий Макдоналд (Old MacDonald Had a Farm) Ukrainian Times
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Галичанка (Halychanka) Zorya
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Sleep My Little One Lubomyra
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Golden Wedding Waltz, Blue Skirt Waltz A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Boris Nowasad Dauphin Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Seems Like a Dream Chain Reaction
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Feelin' Good (Bricusse-Newley) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Heel and Toe Polka Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Ходила Лісом (Forest Walk) Zorya
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Barndance Breakdown Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Country 4 Polka Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Honey on the Vine (Crutchfieold-Burch) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Smash the Window Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Steve Karliski Gotta Keep Movin' Gotta Keep Movin'
Boris Nowasad Hill Lily Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Rushnychok Carpathian Nights (Вечори в карпатах) ST
Tommy Buick At Mail Call Today Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Street Fighter Children of the Sun
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Come And Knock Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Rushnychok The Ballad of Yuri Tjutjunnyk (Пісня про Тютюнника) Volume Three
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Buddha Under the Rain Children of the Sun
Boris Nowasad Plains Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Chayka Harna Ya Harna ST
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) I Must Know (Hefti-Mattis) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Don't Let the Good Life Pass You By As Hard As I Try
Gail Neduzak Marie Arkan - Siyanka Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Family Song Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Our Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Royal Polka Kings Kolomayka Presentation Touring Manitoba
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) I Will Wait for You (Legrand) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Boris Borowetz Family Harmony Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Spanish Two-Step Live, The Lost Recordings
Boris Nowasad Toppers Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Polka Drifters Ще раз (Once More) Ukrainian Times
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Haste to the Wedding Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Until it's Time for You to Go (Buffy Sainte-Marie) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Donna Mateyko ОЙ Y САДОЧКУ (In The Grove) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Fortune Teller Lubomyra
Boris Borowetz Music Box Dancer Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Wizard's Reel (Pat Pender's Radio Theme) Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender
Polka Drifters Не плач Марусю (Mary Don't You Weep) Ukrainian Times
Cam Chernecki and the Melody Sons Wesilena Kolemeyka Ukrainian and Old Time Folk Dances in Tribute to the Late Pat Pender

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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