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	Times Are Good	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:32
Karliski, Steve	Gotta Keep Movin'	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:19
Karliski, Steve	Molly	Gotta Keep Movin'	03:25
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Chain Reaction	Chain Reaction	03:37
Cosmic Ray	Hungry People	Living Today Phase One	03:04
Cosmic Ray	We're All the Same	Living Today Phase One	06:42
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Гуцулко Ксеню (Hutsulka Ksenya)	Zorya	03:28
Blysk Shabel	Їхав козак (Riding Cossack)	Блиск Шабель	04:03
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	I Must Know (Hefti-Mattis)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	02:38
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Rushnychok	Lytsar (Лицар)	Volume Two	02:17
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Seems Like a Dream	Chain Reaction	05:23
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals	Bought for a Song	I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song	02:33
Borowetz, Boris	Wedding Waltz	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:36
Kaye, Gloria	Weather	Weather b/w Child	02:08
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Rushnychok	Lubimsia - Lets Get Together (Любімся)	ST	03:31
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Rushnychok	My Loved One (Моя кохана)	ST	03:37
Borowetz, Boris	An Octoer Day In Yorkton	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:46
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	We've Got More Love	The 401	02:36
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Country 4 Polka	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:49
Nowasad, Boris	Alexanders Two-Step	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:37
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Wedding Dance Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	02:31
Buick, Tommy	Crying Heart Blues	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:34
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Wedding Kolomayka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:57
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Some of These Days	ST	03:32
Buick, Tommy	Sweeter than the Flower	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	01:58
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Верба (The Willow)	Zorya	02:39
Chayka	Tsvite Teryn	ST	02:21
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	На Івана Купала (Midsummer Eve)	Zorya	02:28
Royal Polka Kings	Smart Animals	Touring Manitoba	03:00
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	I Stand Alone	Chain Reaction	04:02
Blysk Shabel	Несе Галя воду (Helen Carrying Water)	Блиск Шабель	03:54
Rushnychok	Chaban (Чабан)	Volume Two	02:07
Evanko, Ed	I Did It For Your Love	I Did It For Your Love	03:33
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Oh Lonesome Me	Juliette's Country World	02:28
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Honey on the Vine (Crutchfieold-Burch)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	02:26
Borowetz, Boris	Folk Song Medley #1	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:44
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Pollution	Please Stay Away b/w Pollution	03:26
Polka Drifters	A Soldiers Lament	Ukrainian Times	03:57
Rushnychok	Carpathian Nights (Вечори в карпатах)	ST	03:18
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Ой Ти Ніченько (Oh, The Nightfall)	Zorya	04:00
Borowetz, Boris	Dear Mother	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:29
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Until It's Time for You to Go	ST	03:17
Evanko, Ed	The Dance	I Did It For Your Love	03:36
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Lookin' at Love	Chain Reaction	04:01
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Buick, Tommy	Carmel by the Sea	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:24
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Feelin' Good	ST	03:52
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Ходила Лісом (Forest Walk)	Zorya	01:37
Karliski, Steve	At Least One Time	Gotta Keep Movin'	01:56
Bryden, Bob	Fire Away Now (For Ukraine)	Transcendental Misinformation	04:11
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals	I Keep Telling Myself	I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song	03:08
Borowetz, Boris	Folk Medley #4	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:38
Rushnychok	Moyi Yasyny (Мої ясени)	Volume Two	03:08
Borowetz, Boris	Ukrainian Lullaby	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:57
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Stay	Chain Reaction	04:46
Karliski, Steve	Not the Way That They Used to	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:07
Polka Drifters	Наталка Полька (Natalka Polka)	Ukrainian Times	01:56
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Yesterday (Lennon-McCartney)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:17
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Цигани стояли (The Gypsies)	Zorya	03:13
Mateyko, Donna	ОЙ ДЖИГУНЕ, ДЖИГУНЕ! (A Village Flirt)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	02:05
Nowasad, Boris	Toppers Polka	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:27
Royal Polka Kings	My Dearest Son	Touring Manitoba	03:05
Borowetz, Boris	The Man	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	03:22
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Seven Lonely Days	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:16
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Feelin' Good (Bricusse-Newley)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:51
Borowetz, Boris	Beyond the River Dunai	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:16
Men Without Hats	Mothers	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	12:07
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Fortune Teller	Lubomyra	03:11
Rushnychok	The Storm (Буря)	Volume Two	03:17
Buick, Tommy	Are You Teasing Me	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:03
Mateyko, Donna	КОЛОМИЙКА (Kolomeyka)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	01:37
Rushnychok	Rushnychok (Рушничок)	ST	04:06
Men Without Hats	Safety Dance	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	04:24
Karliski, Steve	And Then Came the Bad Years	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:49
Mateyko, Donna	ОЙ Y САДУ, САДУ (In The Orchard)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	01:33
Verkhovyna Trio	Ontario, Ontario (stereo)	Ontario, Ontario	03:57
Mateyko, Donna	Y ЛУЗІ НАД ПРУТОМ (In The Fruit Valley)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	03:16
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	As Hard As I Try	As Hard As I Try	02:35
Nowasad, Boris	Dauphin Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	03:07
Nowasad, Boris	Gardenia Polka	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:35
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Whispering Wind	Lubomyra	03:23
Rushnychok	The Mosquito And The Fly (Ой що ж то за шум?)	Volume Two	02:18
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Ribbon of Darkness	ST	02:38
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Mosaic Kolomeyka	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	03:02
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Сину, Качки Летять / Дивлюсь Я На Небо (Son, Ducks Are Flying / Looking at the Sky)	Zorya	08:29
Borowetz, Boris	All Things Made of Gold	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:40
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Mary's Kolomayka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:54
Evanko, Ed	Can't Help Falling in Love	I Did It For Your Love	04:11
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	For the Good Times	As Hard As I Try	02:40
Cosmic Ray	In Harmony	Living Today Phase One	04:14
Evanko, Ed	I Just Fall in Love Again	I Did It For Your Love	03:03
Evanko, Ed	O Lord of Heaven and Earth	My Native Land	04:16
Mateyko, Donna	ЧИ Я В ЛУЗІ (In The Meadow)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	04:07
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Blooming Countryside - Bandura - Rozluka	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:17
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Our Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	02:04

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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!

FEATURED

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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