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
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Up The Hill Song	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:22
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Black & White	Chain Reaction	03:00
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Once More	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:41
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Stay	Chain Reaction	04:46
Borowetz, Boris	01 Folk Song Medley #2	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:03
Buick, Tommy	Crying Heart Blues	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:34
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Verkhovyna Trio	Ontario, Ontario (stereo)	Ontario, Ontario	03:57
Royal Polka Kings	Happy Musicians Song	Touring Manitoba	02:01
Rushnychok	I Can See The Village (Ой видно село)	Volume Two	02:19
Karliski, Steve	Molly	Gotta Keep Movin'	03:25
Nowasad, Boris	The Waltz Of May	Plays Old Time Waltzes	02:41
Blysk Shabel	Їдем на забаву (Let's Go to the Dance)	Блиск Шабель	03:26
Nowasad, Boris	Dusty's Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	02:03
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Pollution	Please Stay Away b/w Pollution	03:26
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Borowetz, Boris	Seven Step	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:36
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Ribbon of Darkness	ST	02:38
Borowetz, Boris	Beyond the River Dunai	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:16
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Here's That Rainy Day	ST	03:14
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Borowetz, Boris	Peter Piper	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:38
Borowetz, Boris	In the Carpathian Mountains	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:50
Rushnychok	Chervona Ruta (Червона рута)	ST	03:12
Rushnychok	My Loved One (Моя кохана)	ST	03:37
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	I Must Know	ST	02:39
Royal Polka Kings	Happy Easter Song	Touring Manitoba	03:29
Borowetz, Boris	Music Box Dancer	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:36
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Gail Marie	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:09
Men Without Hats	Security (Everybody Feels Better With)	Folk of the 80's (EP)	03:57
Blysk Shabel	Києве мій (My Kiev)	Блиск Шабель	05:56
Karliski, Steve	Ask Me Anything	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:57
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Release Me	Juliette's Country World	02:20
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Come And Knock	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:41
Evanko, Ed	Can't Help Falling in Love	I Did It For Your Love	04:11
Men Without Hats	Mothers	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	12:07
Buick, Tommy	Springtime in the Rockies	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	01:49
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Галичанка (Halychanka)	Zorya	03:40
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Mama	Lubomyra	03:33
Borowetz, Boris	The Kozak	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:14
Nowasad, Boris	Westphilia Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	03:15
Nowasad, Boris	Gerald's Polka	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:33
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	As Hard As I Try	As Hard As I Try	02:35
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Feelin' Good	ST	03:52
Royal Polka Kings	My Dearest Son	Touring Manitoba	03:05
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Bukovynian Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:02
Men Without Hats	Where do Boys Go	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	03:56
Karliski, Steve	And Then Came the Bad Years	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:49
Mateyko, Donna	ОЙ ДЖИГУНЕ, ДЖИГУНЕ! (A Village Flirt)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	02:05
Rushnychok	Two Colors (Два кольори)	ST	03:58
Mateyko, Donna	ТА ТУМАН ЯРОМ КОТИТЬСЯ (The Spreading Mist)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	01:44
Rushnychok	Chaban (Чабан)	Volume Two	02:07
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
Borowetz, Boris	O. Koshetz: Mary	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:04
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Not Enough Indians	Juliette's Country World	03:15
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Melody Kolomayka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	02:22
Blysk Shabel	Пам’ятаю (Remembrance)	Блиск Шабель	04:24
Blysk Shabel	Несе Галя воду (Helen Carrying Water)	Блиск Шабель	03:54
Karliski, Steve	Think of the Good Times	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:24
Borowetz, Boris	Folk Song Medley #3	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	03:37
Rushnychok	Eyes As Dark As The Soil (Чорні очка як терен)	Volume Two	02:44
Royal Polka Kings	My Girl Friend	Touring Manitoba	03:03
Nowasad, Boris	Gardenia Polka	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:35
Buick, Tommy	Sweeter than the Flower	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	01:58
Evanko, Ed	Why Let It Go	I Did It For Your Love	04:03
Rushnychok	Yasyny (Ясени)	ST	04:34
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Lightning Polka	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	01:53
Polka Drifters	A Soldiers Lament	Ukrainian Times	03:57
Men Without Hats	Ideas for Walls	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	04:27
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Walkin' on New Grass	Juliette's Country World	02:59
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Bryden, Bob	Fire Away Now (For Ukraine)	Transcendental Misinformation	04:11
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Until It's Time for You to Go	ST	03:17
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Fortune Teller	Lubomyra	03:11
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Some of These Days	ST	03:32
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Zaporoshetz - Kozachok	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:03
Men Without Hats	Utter Space	Folk of the 80's (EP)	02:44
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Here's That Rainy Day (Burke-Van Heusen)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:15
Royal Polka Kings	Billy Billy Goat Song	Touring Manitoba	03:43
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Your Cheating Heart	Juliette's Country World	02:41
Evanko, Ed	I Just Fall in Love Again	I Did It For Your Love	03:03
Polka Drifters	Мамина весілля (Mother's Wedding)	Ukrainian Times	03:34
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Buick, Tommy	Fraulein	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:31
Karliski, Steve	For Loving You	Gotta Keep Movin'	02:34
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Country 4 Polka	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:49
Evanko, Ed	Handzia	My Native Land	02:00
Evanko, Ed	Marichka	My Native Land	03:00
Men Without Hats	Modern Dancing	Folk of the 80's (EP)	04:12
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Chayka	Vodohraij	ST	04:39
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Make the World Go Away	Juliette's Country World	02:42
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Верба (The Willow)	Zorya	02:39
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	I Must Know (Hefti-Mattis)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	02:38
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Buick, Tommy	I'm So Lonesome Today	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:25

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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