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
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Old Joe Clark, Golden Slippers, Boil Them Cabbage Down A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Gail Neduzak Marie Blooming Countryside - Bandura - Rozluka Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Men Without Hats Where do Boys Go BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Hands in the Air Children of the Sun
Rushnychok The Storm (Буря) Volume Two
Rushnychok The Solitary Steed (Ой чий то кінь стоїть) ST
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Some of These Days - Bill Bailey (Brooks) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Shannon Waltz, Let Me Call You Sweetheart A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Boris Borowetz Wedding Waltz Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Cosmic Ray Let's Get it Right Living Today Phase One
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Shannon Waltz Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Big John McNeill Live, The Lost Recordings
Chayka Chayka: Buryia - Pishnia ST
Rushnychok Canada’s Rushnychok (Рушничок із Канади) Volume Three
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys I Don't Want Your Love The 401
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Matchmaker ST
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Autumn Leaf Lubomyra
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Ходила Лісом (Forest Walk) Zorya
Ed Evanko I Did It For Your Love I Did It For Your Love
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Honey on the Vine (Crutchfieold-Burch) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Birdie in the Cage Plays Old Tyme Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Adios Polka Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Wake up Susan Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) San Fernando Square Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)
Buddha Boy (Andrii Horbatyi) Reality Children of the Sun
Polka Drifters Чи ти був (Were You There) Ukrainian Times
Boris Borowetz Folk Medley #5 Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Boris Borowetz The Kozak Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Happy Hours Schottische A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Orange Blossom Special A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) I Stand Alone Chain Reaction
Polka Drifters Спитай мене полька (Marry Me Polka) Ukrainian Times
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) I Will Wait for You (Legrand) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) I Must Know (Hefti-Mattis) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Al's Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Rushnychok Eyes As Dark As The Soil (Чорні очка як терен) Volume Two
Donna Mateyko НА ГОРОДІ КЕРНИЧЕНЬКА (A Well In The Garden) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Rushnychok Carpathian Nights (Вечори в карпатах) ST
Boris Borowetz Anniversary Waltz Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Tommy Buick Crying Heart Blues Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Road to the Isles, Scotland the Brave A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Chayka Harna Ya Harna ST
Boris Borowetz All Things Made of Gold Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Jolly Fiddler's Two-Step Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals I Keep Telling Myself I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Snowdeer Golden Slippers
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Lookin' at Love Chain Reaction
Gail Neduzak Marie Kozak Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Rushnychok The Whistling Kozaks (Засвистали козаченьки) Volume Two
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Maiden's Prayer, Faded Love, San Antonio Rose A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Life in the Finland Woods Live, The Lost Recordings
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Honey on the Vine ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Bird Dance A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Feelin' Good (Bricusse-Newley) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Rushnychok Chervona Ruta (Червона рута) ST
Boris Borowetz In the Carpathian Mountains Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Rubber Dolly, Maple Sugar A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Boris Borowetz Ukrainian Lullaby Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Perdido A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Boris Borowetz An Octoer Day In Yorkton Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Mitton's Breakdown Live, The Lost Recordings
Boris Nowasad Black Velvet Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Boris Borowetz Folk Song Medley #1 Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Boris Borowetz Beyond the River Dunai Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ed Evanko Hopelessly Devoted to You I Did It For Your Love
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Gail Neduzak Marie Malanka Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Donna Mateyko АГРАЙ МИ ЦИГАНЕ (Play Gypsy, Play) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Polka Drifters Наталка Полька (Natalka Polka) Ukrainian Times
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Ribbon of Darkness (Lightfoot) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Pretty Lady Lubomyra
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Галичанка (Halychanka) Zorya
Donna Mateyko ОЙ Y САДОЧКУ (In The Grove) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Melody Kolomayka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Bonnie Prince Charlie Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) What a Wonderful World As Hard As I Try
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Medicine Hat Golden Slippers
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Panhandle Rag Live, The Lost Recordings
Ed Evanko Till I Loved You I Did It For Your Love
Boris Borowetz Folk Song Medley #3 Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) A Song for Freedom Lubomyra
Blysk Shabel Любов (Love) Блиск Шабель
Rushnychok My Homeland (Земле моя) Volume Two
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Pollution Please Stay Away b/w Pollution
Boris Borowetz Dear Mother Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) The Old Box Stove Golden Slippers
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Cold Cold Heart, Your Cheatin' Heart A Tribute to Al Cherney: 50 All Time Favorites
Ed Evanko In a Mirage My Native Land
Boris Nowasad Gerald's Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Polka Drifters Ой не ходи, Грицю (Harry's Song) Ukrainian Times
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Heel and Toe Polka Blue Ribbon Fiddle
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) На Івана Купала (Midsummer Eve) Zorya
Rushnychok You (Ти) Volume Three
Rushnychok Lubimsia - Lets Get Together (Любімся) ST
Al Cherney (Alexander Peter Chernywech) Black Velvet Waltz Contest Winning Tunes (North American Fiddling Champion)

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

Children of the Sun

Buddha-Boy-aka-Bodhi-COTS-Header

Buddha Boy_BANNER PHOTO

Buddha Boy (10)

Buddha Boy (8)

Buddha Boy (7)

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