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!

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Vancouver Polka Pals - Mike Skoreyko and His Vancouver Polka Pals

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Borowetz, Boris	Seven Step - Bandura Solo	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:35
Evanko, Ed	Marichka	My Native Land	03:00
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	I Will Wait For You	ST	03:10
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	What a Wonderful World	As Hard As I Try	02:21
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Lovers in the Night	Chain Reaction	03:41
Evanko, Ed	Can't Help Falling in Love	I Did It For Your Love	04:11
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Some of These Days - Bill Bailey (Brooks)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:31
Polka Drifters	Ой не ходи, Грицю (Harry's Song)	Ukrainian Times	03:38
Borowetz, Boris	An Octoer Day In Yorkton	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:46
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Carpathia - Starry Eyes	Lubomyra	04:09
Evanko, Ed	My Native Land	My Native Land	04:43
Chayka	Ty Z'lubove Sobi Ne Jartui	ST	04:13
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Pollution	Please Stay Away b/w Pollution	03:26
Mateyko, Donna	АГРАЙ МИ ЦИГАНЕ (Play Gypsy, Play)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	03:36
Karliski, Steve	Gotta Keep Movin'	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:19
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Buick, Tommy	At Mail Call Today	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:18
Chayka	Chotery Rojhy	ST	03:14
Polka Drifters	Не плач Марусю (Mary Don't You Weep)	Ukrainian Times	02:16
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Mary's Kolomayka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:54
MacLeod 9	Ukrainians Crossing The Great Divide	Ukrainians Crossing The Great Divide	02:30
Nowasad, Boris	CNE Breakdown	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:19
Karliski, Steve	Not the Way That They Used to	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:07
Rushnychok	Your Winter’s Love (Твоя любоа зайшла зимою)	Volume Three	03:53
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Invisible Tears	Juliette's Country World	02:09
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Sleep My Little One	Lubomyra	03:34
Men Without Hats	Where do Boys Go	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	03:56
Nowasad, Boris	Romeo's First Change	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:43
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	A Song for Freedom	Lubomyra	04:36
Rushnychok	Lubimsia - Lets Get Together (Любімся)	ST	03:31
Nowasad, Boris	Westphilia Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	03:15
Mateyko, Donna	КОЛОМИЙКА (Kolomeyka)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	01:37
Cosmic Ray	Fire in the Sky	Living Today Phase One	06:49
Mateyko, Donna	ОЙ ДЖИГУНЕ, ДЖИГУНЕ! (A Village Flirt)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	02:05
Rushnychok	Yasyny (Ясени)	ST	04:34
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Rushnychok	Rozpriahayty Hloptsi Kony (Розпрягайте хлопці коні)	ST	02:32
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Kozak	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:07
Evanko, Ed	The Dance	I Did It For Your Love	03:36
Nowasad, Boris	Gerald's Polka	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:33
Mateyko, Donna	ТА ТУМАН ЯРОМ КОТИТЬСЯ (The Spreading Mist)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	01:44
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Borowetz, Boris	Child's First Sunrise	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:48
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Chain Reaction	Chain Reaction	03:37
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	I Must Know	ST	02:39
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Feelin' Good (Bricusse-Newley)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:51
Mateyko, Donna	ДОБРИЙ ВЕЧІР, ДІВЧИНО (Good Evening My Girl)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	01:58
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Summer Nights Waltz	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:05
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Verkhovyna Our Liitle World	Ukrainian Pops	04:23
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Kazka	Lubomyra	03:32
Rushnychok	Eyes As Dark As The Soil (Чорні очка як терен)	Volume Two	02:44
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Де синії гори (The Blue Mountains)	Zorya	03:10
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Johnny's Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:49
Mateyko, Donna	НА ГОРОДІ КЕРНИЧЕНЬКА (A Well In The Garden)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	02:09
Rushnychok	Ah! My Love (Ага мила!)	Volume Three	03:18
Mateyko, Donna	ЧИ Я В ЛУЗІ (In The Meadow)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	04:07
Men Without Hats	Security (Everybody Feels Better With)	Folk of the 80's (EP)	03:57
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Runaround	Chain Reaction	03:32
Rushnychok	The Mosquito And The Fly (Ой що ж то за шум?)	Volume Two	02:18
Nowasad, Boris	Black Velvet Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	03:02
Polka Drifters	On Top of Old Smokey	Ukrainian Times	03:00
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Manco Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:42
Polka Drifters	"Кіцкеріжер" Полька (Knickerbocker Polka)	Ukrainian Times	01:51
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Ed's Kolomayka	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	01:51
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Lookin' at Love	Chain Reaction	04:01
Rushnychok	Learn Well, My Brothers (Учітеся брати мої)	ST	01:29
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Ford Kolomayka	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:20
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Autumn Leaf	Lubomyra	03:12
Blysk Shabel	Несе Галя воду (Helen Carrying Water)	Блиск Шабель	03:54
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Country 4 Polka	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:49
Rushnychok	Marichka (Марічка)	ST	02:27
Buick, Tommy	Crying Heart Blues	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:34
Borowetz, Boris	O. Koshetz: Mary	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:04
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Sunrise, Sunset	ST	03:36
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Malanka	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	01:41
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	We've Got More Love	The 401	02:36
Chayka	Tsvite Teryn	ST	02:21
Kaye, Gloria	Child	Weather b/w Child	02:32
Evanko, Ed	Crazy	I Did It For Your Love	04:24
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Nestor's Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	02:39
Blysk Shabel	Києве мій (My Kiev)	Блиск Шабель	05:56
Nowasad, Boris	Hill Lily Polka	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:43
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Ribbon of Darkness (Lightfoot)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	02:37
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Too Many Kinfolk	The 401	02:04
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	I Loved a Widow	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:33
Evanko, Ed	The Last Night of the World	I Did It For Your Love	04:05
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Today	Juliette's Country World	03:06
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes	Ukrainian Pops	02:31
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Foolish Fellow	The 401	02:30
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Arkan - Siyanka	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:41
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Until It's Time for You to Go	ST	03:17
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Until it's Time for You to Go (Buffy Sainte-Marie)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:18
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Release Me	Juliette's Country World	02:20
Buick, Tommy	The Prisoner's Song	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:43
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Some of These Days	ST	03:32
Polka Drifters	Старий Макдоналд (Old MacDonald Had a Farm)	Ukrainian Times	02:50
Evanko, Ed	Why Let It Go	I Did It For Your Love	04:03
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Have a Heart	Chain Reaction	03:11
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Please Release Me	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:35

Ukrainian Power

Vancouver Polka Pals - Mike Skoreyko and His Vancouver Polka Pals

Neduzak, Gail Marie - Miss Ukranian Fiddle

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Kaye, Gloria - Weather b/w Child

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Bryden, Bob - Transcendental Misinformation

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

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Rushnychok - Volume Two

Kyiv Pops Orchestra* - Ukrainian Pops

Interlake Polka Kings - A Ukrainian Samohonka

Hnatiuk, Nick and the Fugitives - The Second Greatest Album

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Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys - The 401

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Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) - Zorya

Polka Drifters - On a Winter Vacation

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Cosmic Ray - Living Today Phase One

Fiala, George - Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)

Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals - I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song

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Evanko, Ed - My Native Land

Ed & Sally and the Country-4 - Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas

Borowetz, Boris - Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!

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Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

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Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) - Lubomyra

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MacLeod 9 - Ukrainians Crossing The Great Divide

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Karliski, Steve - Gotta Keep Movin'

Five Gents - Play Ukrainian Favorites of Johnny Kinasewich

Nowasad, Boris - Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style

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Rushnychok - ST

Royal Polka Kings - Touring Manitoba

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Goodwyn, Myles - Long Pants

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Men Without Hats - Folk of the 80's (EP)

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Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) - Juliette's Country World

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Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) - Chain Reaction

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