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
Rushnychok	Two Colors (Два кольори)	ST	03:58
Rushnychok	Your Winter’s Love (Твоя любоа зайшла зимою)	Volume Three	03:53
Evanko, Ed	Evening Song	My Native Land	04:01
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	An Orchard in Bloom	Lubomyra	03:20
Chayka	Ty Z'lubove Sobi Ne Jartui	ST	04:13
Men Without Hats	Safety Dance	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	04:24
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Walkin' on New Grass	Juliette's Country World	02:59
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Here's That Rainy Day (Burke-Van Heusen)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:15
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	We've Got More Love	The 401	02:36
Nowasad, Boris	Toppers Polka	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:27
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals	Bought for a Song	I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song	02:33
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Lovers in the Night	Chain Reaction	03:41
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Mama	Lubomyra	03:33
Polka Drifters	Чи ти був (Were You There)	Ukrainian Times	02:55
Mateyko, Donna	ОЙ Y САДУ, САДУ (In The Orchard)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	01:33
Rushnychok	Halychanka (Галичанка)	Volume Three	03:41
Rushnychok	We Are Young (Молоді ми)	Volume Three	02:33
Borowetz, Boris	The Kozak	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:14
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	На Івана Купала (Midsummer Eve)	Zorya	02:28
Borowetz, Boris	In the Carpathian Mountains	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:50
Polka Drifters	Ще раз (Once More)	Ukrainian Times	02:29
Rushnychok	I Can See The Village (Ой видно село)	Volume Two	02:19
Nowasad, Boris	Interlake Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	03:00
Karliski, Steve	Think of the Good Times	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:24
Mateyko, Donna	Y ЛУЗІ НАД ПРУТОМ (In The Fruit Valley)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	03:16
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Chain Reaction	Chain Reaction	03:37
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Lookin' at Love	Chain Reaction	04:01
Rushnychok	Susidko (Сусідко)	ST	02:00
Buick, Tommy	Sweeter than the Flower	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	01:58
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Karliski, Steve	At Least One Time	Gotta Keep Movin'	01:56
Chayka	Ne Shumy Kalyno	ST	04:44
Buick, Tommy	Ring of Fire	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:19
Mateyko, Donna	АГРАЙ МИ ЦИГАНЕ (Play Gypsy, Play)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	03:36
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	A Song for Freedom	Lubomyra	04:36
Cosmic Ray	In Harmony	Living Today Phase One	04:14
Polka Drifters	Спитай мене полька (Marry Me Polka)	Ukrainian Times	02:42
Nowasad, Boris	Ugly's Polka	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:17
Nowasad, Boris	The Waltz Of May	Plays Old Time Waltzes	02:41
Men Without Hats	Ideas for Walls	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	04:27
Rushnychok	Marichka (Марічка)	ST	02:27
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Manco Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:42
Nowasad, Boris	Plains Polka	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:32
Karliski, Steve	For Loving You	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:34
Karliski, Steve	Molly	Gotta Keep Movin'	03:25
Nowasad, Boris	Crossing Over The Ferry	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:35
Blysk Shabel	Коломийка (Kolomejka)	Блиск Шабель	03:23
Evanko, Ed	My Native Land	My Native Land	04:43
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Wedding Dance Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	02:31
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Have a Heart	Chain Reaction	03:11
Evanko, Ed	Hopelessly Devoted to You	I Did It For Your Love	03:41
Cosmic Ray	Hungry People	Living Today Phase One	03:04
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Yesterday (Lennon-McCartney)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:17
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Melody Kolomayka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	02:22
Nowasad, Boris	Hill Lily Polka	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:43
Borowetz, Boris	Seven Step - Bandura Solo	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:35
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
Buick, Tommy	I'm So Lonesome Today	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:25
Blysk Shabel	Несе Галя воду (Helen Carrying Water)	Блиск Шабель	03:54
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Де синії гори (The Blue Mountains)	Zorya	03:10
Men Without Hats	I Got the Message	The Safety Dance	04:47
Mateyko, Donna	ДОБРИЙ ВЕЧІР, ДІВЧИНО (Good Evening My Girl)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	01:58
Men Without Hats	Antarctica	Folk of the 80's (EP)	03:25
Royal Polka Kings	My Ford And I	Touring Manitoba	02:57
Karliski, Steve	Takes a Woman Like You	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:05
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	As Hard As I Try	As Hard As I Try	02:35
Royal Polka Kings	My Dearest Son	Touring Manitoba	03:05
Royal Polka Kings	Kolomayka Presentation	Touring Manitoba	03:24
Borowetz, Boris	Beyond the River Dunai	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:16
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Johnny's Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:49
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Whispering Wind	Lubomyra	03:23
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Verkhovyna Our Liitle World	Ukrainian Pops	04:23
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Гуцулко Ксеню (Hutsulka Ksenya)	Zorya	03:28
Nowasad, Boris	Hill Top Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	02:34
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Feelin' Good	ST	03:52
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Just For Sally Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:49
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Blooming Countryside - Bandura - Rozluka	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:17
Evanko, Ed	O Lord of Heaven and Earth	My Native Land	04:16
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Жито Мати (The Rye Song)	Zorya	02:07
Nowasad, Boris	Dusty's Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	02:03
Borowetz, Boris	Music Box Dancer	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:36
Verkhovyna Trio	Ontario, Ontario (stereo)	Ontario, Ontario	03:57
Evanko, Ed	How Unfortunate I Am	My Native Land	03:55
Men Without Hats	Security (Everybody Feels Better With)	Folk of the 80's (EP)	03:57
Nowasad, Boris	Stan's Polka	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:02
Karliski, Steve	Not the Way That They Used to	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:07
Evanko, Ed	Crazy	I Did It For Your Love	04:24
Borowetz, Boris	Child's First Sunrise	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:48
Chayka	Oy Voloshky	ST	03:12
Buick, Tommy	Fraulein	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:31
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Until it's Time for You to Go (Buffy Sainte-Marie)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:18
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Карпатах Ходить Осінь (Autumn walks in the Carpathian)	Zorya	03:56
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Until It's Time for You to Go	ST	03:17
Nowasad, Boris	Pleasant Valley Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	02:39
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Ribbon of Darkness	ST	02:38
Rushnychok	Rushnychok (Рушничок)	ST	04:06
Polka Drifters	Старий Макдоналд (Old MacDonald Had a Farm)	Ukrainian Times	02:50
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Ivanka	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	01:41

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

FEATURED

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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