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!

Vancouver Polka Pals - Mike Skoreyko and His Vancouver Polka Pals

St Paul, Alberta

Neduzak, Gail Marie - Miss Ukranian Fiddle

Edmonton, Alberta

FEATURED

Kaye, Gloria - Weather b/w Child

Lac La Biche, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bryden, Bob - Transcendental Misinformation

Ottawa - Oshawa - Burlington, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

Rushnychok - Volume Two

Lachine, Québec

Kyiv Pops Orchestra* - Ukrainian Pops

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

Interlake Polka Kings - A Ukrainian Samohonka

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Hnatiuk, Nick and the Fugitives - The Second Greatest Album

Winnipeg, Manitoba

FEATURED

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

Ethelbert, Manitoba - Abbotsford, British Columbia

FEATURED

Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) - Zorya

Montréal, Québec

Polka Drifters - On a Winter Vacation

Winnipeg, Manitoba

FEATURED

Cosmic Ray - Living Today Phase One

British Guiana - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Fiala, George - Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)

Kyiv, Ukraine - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

St Vital, Manitoba (Juliette); New Westminster, British Columbia (Rhythm Pals)

FEATURED

Evanko, Ed - My Native Land

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

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

Winnipeg, Manitoba

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

Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

Montréal, Québec

FEATURED

Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) - Lubomyra

Montréal, Québec

FEATURED

MacLeod 9 - Ukrainians Crossing The Great Divide

Red Deer, Alberta - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Karliski, Steve - Gotta Keep Movin'

Winnipeg, Manitoba → New York, New York, 🇺🇸 → Niagara Falls, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Five Gents - Play Ukrainian Favorites of Johnny Kinasewich

Edmonton, Alberta

Nowasad, Boris - Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style

Dauphin, Manitoba

FEATURED

Rushnychok - ST

Lachine, Québec

Royal Polka Kings - Touring Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba

FEATURED

Goodwyn, Myles - Long Pants

Woodstock, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Montréal, Québec

FEATURED

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

St Vital, Manitoba - Vancouver, British Columbia - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Montréal, Québec

Interlake Polka Kings - Centennial Instrumentals

George Fiala - Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)

Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)

Chain Reaction

MacLeod 9

Блиск Шабель

Blysk Shabel-ST BACK

Cosmic Ray - Living Today Phase One

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

The 401

45-Rudy Hayden-Pollution (Aragon)

Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)

Chayka-ST LABEL 02

Nester Shydlowsky-Touring Canada With BACK

Polka Drifters - On a Winter Vacation BACK

Ed & Sally / Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You

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

Plays Old Time Waltzes

Ukrainian Times

The Second Greatest Album

Rushnychok - Volume 2

Volume Four

Rushnychok - Volume Three

Rushnychok - ST

Cosmic Ray

Luba / Chain Reaction

Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) - Zorya

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance b/w Antartica/ I Got The Message (picture sleeve)

Men Without Hats - Folk of the 80's

45-Juliette - As Hard As I Try (CBC LM 118) VINYL 02

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Not Enough Indians Juliette's Country World
Karliski, Steve Not the Way That They Used to Gotta Keep Movin'
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Wedding Kolomayka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Johnny's Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Karliski, Steve For Loving You Gotta Keep Movin'
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Family Song Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You
Neduzak, Gail Marie Kozak Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) What a Wonderful World As Hard As I Try
Rushnychok The Storm (Буря) Volume Two
Karliski, Steve Home Comes the Hero Gotta Keep Movin'
Evanko, Ed Crazy I Did It For Your Love
Cosmic Ray In Harmony Living Today Phase One
Polka Drifters Ще раз (Once More) Ukrainian Times
Evanko, Ed Why Let It Go I Did It For Your Love
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Royal Polka Kings Bad, Bad, Women Touring Manitoba
Buick, Tommy I'm So Lonesome Today Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western
Nowasad, Boris Dusty's Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Mateyko, Donna ДОБРИЙ ВЕЧІР, ДІВЧИНО (Good Evening My Girl) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Royal Polka Kings Billy Billy Goat Song Touring Manitoba
Borowetz, Boris 01 Folk Song Medley #2 Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Borowetz, Boris Child's First Sunrise Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Mama Lubomyra
Men Without Hats Mothers BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A
Evanko, Ed Hopelessly Devoted to You I Did It For Your Love
Polka Drifters Старий Макдоналд (Old MacDonald Had a Farm) Ukrainian Times
Rushnychok Yasyny (Ясени) ST
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Have a Heart Chain Reaction
Mateyko, Donna ОЙ Y САДОЧКУ (In The Grove) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Rushnychok The Wedding Song (Оженився) Volume Three
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Feelin' Good ST
Borowetz, Boris Folk Song Medley #1 Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Karliski, Steve At Least One Time Gotta Keep Movin'
Chayka Tsvite Teryn ST
Chayka Ne Shumy Kalyno ST
Kaye, Gloria Weather Weather b/w Child
Royal Polka Kings My Girl Friend Touring Manitoba
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Mateyko, Donna СОНЦЕ НИЗЕНЬКО (At Sunset) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Neduzak, Gail Marie Summer Nights Waltz Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Rushnychok Chervona Ruta (Червона рута) ST
Borowetz, Boris Mavka Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Nowasad, Boris Westphilia Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Borowetz, Boris In the Carpathian Mountains - Bandura Solo Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Lookin' at Love Chain Reaction
Borowetz, Boris The Man Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Borowetz, Boris Bandura Waltz Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Kaye, Gloria Child Weather b/w Child
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Black & White Chain Reaction
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Here's That Rainy Day (Burke-Van Heusen) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Neduzak, Gail Marie Ivanka Miss Ukranian Fiddle
Borowetz, Boris Greensleeves Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Chayka Vodohraij ST
Blysk Shabel Пам’ятаю (Remembrance) Блиск Шабель
Mateyko, Donna Y ЛУЗІ НАД ПРУТОМ (In The Fruit Valley) The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres
Karliski, Steve Think of the Good Times Gotta Keep Movin'
Royal Polka Kings Kolomayka Presentation Touring Manitoba
Borowetz, Boris Folk Song Medley #3 Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Nowasad, Boris Helens Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Rushnychok Rushnychok (Рушничок) ST
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) I Will Wait For You ST
Polka Drifters "Кіцкеріжер" Полька (Knickerbocker Polka) Ukrainian Times
Rushnychok Carpathian Nights (Вечори в карпатах) ST
Evanko, Ed My Native Land My Native Land
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Little Green Apples Juliette's Country World
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Big Big Mike's Polka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Men Without Hats Antarctica Folk of the 80's (EP)
Blysk Shabel Ой, чий то кінь стоїть (Who's Horse Is That) Блиск Шабель
Evanko, Ed Marichka My Native Land
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Heaven In Your Eyes Chain Reaction
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nowasad, Boris Ugly's Polka Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style
Chayka Harna Ya Harna ST
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Am I So Easy to Forget Juliette's Country World
Chayka Chayka: Buryia - Pishnia ST
Ed & Sally and the Country-4 Melody Kolomayka Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Matchmaker, Matchmaker (Harnick-Bock) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Evanko, Ed Can't Help Falling in Love I Did It For Your Love
Rushnychok My Homeland (Земле моя) Volume Two
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) An Orchard in Bloom Lubomyra
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Pretty Lady Lubomyra
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) Ой Ти Ніченько (Oh, The Nightfall) Zorya
Polka Drifters A Soldiers Lament Ukrainian Times
Polka Drifters Червона рожа (The Red Rose) Ukrainian Times
Borowetz, Boris Beyond the River Dunai Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!
Rushnychok Susidko (Сусідко) ST
Nowasad, Boris Pleasant Valley Waltz Plays Old Time Waltzes
Borowetz, Boris Family Harmony Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!

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