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

St Paul, Alberta

Neduzak, Gail Marie - Miss Ukranian Fiddle

Edmonton, Alberta

Nowasad, Boris - Plays Old Time Waltzes

Dauphin, Manitoba

Shydlowsky, Nester and the Royal Polka Kings - Touring Canada with

Winnipeg, Manitoba

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, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) - Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra

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

Interlake Polka Kings - A Ukrainian Samohonka

Winnipeg, Manitoba

FEATURED

Stampeders - Against The Grain

Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

Hnatiuk, Peter - Hell's A Poppin'

Winnipeg, Manitoba

FEATURED

Oswald, John - LX

Kitchener, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Rushnychok - Volume Four

Lachine, Québec

Blysk Shabel - Блиск Шабель

Etibocoke, Ontario

Polka Drifters - On a Winter Vacation

Winnipeg, Manitoba

FEATURED

Cosmic Ray - Living Today Phase One

British Guiana - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) - ST

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

FEATURED

Evanko, Ed - I Did It For Your Love

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

Fiala, George - Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)

Kyiv, Ukraine - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Polka Drifters - Ukrainian Times

Winnipeg, Manitoba

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)

Mateyko, Donna - The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Interlake Polka Kings - Centennial Instrumentals

Winnipeg, Manitoba

FEATURED

Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) - As Hard As I Try

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

FEATURED

Evanko, Ed - My Native Land

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

Interlake Polka Kings - Centennial Instrumentals

A Brief Canadian History

George Fiala - Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)

Chain Reaction

Blysk Shabel-ST BACK

JOHN OSWALD - WIRED

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

Living Today Phase One

The 401

Please Stay Away b/w Pollution

Juliette-LPCD-GRAPHICS-B

Ed & Sally / Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You

Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style

Chayka-ST LABEL 01

Royal Polka Kings - Tour Manitoba

Touring Canada with

Vancouver Polka Pals-ST BACK

Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You

Rushnychok - Volume Three

Volume Two

Luba / Chain Reaction

Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук)) - Zorya

Men Without Hats - Folk of the 80's

Folk of the 80's (EP)

Peter Hnatiuk - Hell's a Poppin BACK

Play Ukrainian Favorites of Johnny Kinasewich

Nowasad, Boris - Plays Old Time Waltzes

Polka Drifters - Ukrainian Times

Hayden Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn (6)

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals	Bought for a Song	I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song	02:33
Men Without Hats	Ideas for Walls	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	04:27
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Arkan - Siyanka	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:41
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Summer Nights Waltz	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	02:05
Blysk Shabel	Коломийка (Kolomejka)	Блиск Шабель	03:23
Nowasad, Boris	Crossing Over The Ferry	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:35
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Rushnychok	Marichka (Марічка)	ST	02:27
Rushnychok	Eyes As Dark As The Soil (Чорні очка як терен)	Volume Two	02:44
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Ivanka	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	01:41
Stampeders	You Got to Go	Against The Grain	02:39
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Wedding Kolomayka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:57
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Fortune Teller	Lubomyra	03:11
Mateyko, Donna	ОЙ ЛЮБИВ ТАЙ КОХАВ (He Loved Her Dearly)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	02:42
Fiala, George	Centennial Prelude	Centennial Prelude (picture sleeve)	04:17
Rushnychok	Chaban (Чабан)	Volume Two	02:07
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Honey on the Vine (Crutchfieold-Burch)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	02:26
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Al's Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	02:19
Evanko, Ed	Marichka	My Native Land	03:00
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Until it's Time for You to Go (Buffy Sainte-Marie)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:18
Borowetz, Boris	Bandura Waltz	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:29
Borowetz, Boris	Peter Piper	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:38
Nowasad, Boris	Pleasant Valley Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	02:39
Goodwyn, Myles	For Ukraine	Long Pants	03:09
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Sleep My Little One	Lubomyra	03:34
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Village Festival	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	01:40
Royal Polka Kings	My Ford And I	Touring Manitoba	02:57
Evanko, Ed	Evening Song	My Native Land	04:01
Polka Drifters	Червона рожа (The Red Rose)	Ukrainian Times	02:29
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Oh Lonesome Me	Juliette's Country World	02:28
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Have a Heart	Chain Reaction	03:11
Rushnychok	Susidko (Сусідко)	ST	02:00
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	What a Wonderful World	As Hard As I Try	02:21
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Here's That Rainy Day	ST	03:14
Borowetz, Boris	Ukrainian Lullaby	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:57
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Some of These Days - Bill Bailey (Brooks)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:31
Men Without Hats	Modern Dancing	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	04:29
Borowetz, Boris	O. Koshetz: Rejoice	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:15
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	I Will Wait For You	ST	03:10
Chayka	Vodohraij	ST	04:39
Evanko, Ed	I Did It For Your Love	I Did It For Your Love	03:33
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Invisible Tears	Juliette's Country World	02:09
Borowetz, Boris	Dear Mother	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:29
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Ford Kolomayka	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	02:20
Evanko, Ed	Handzia	My Native Land	02:00
Royal Polka Kings	Bad, Bad, Women	Touring Manitoba	02:37
Borowetz, Boris	Chariots of Fire	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:45
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Ходила Лісом (Forest Walk)	Zorya	01:37
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Feelin' Good (Bricusse-Newley)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:51
Verkhovyna Trio	Ontario, Ontario (stereo)	Ontario, Ontario	03:57
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Matchmaker	ST	02:01
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Pretty Lady	Lubomyra	02:45
Rushnychok	Halychanka (Галичанка)	Volume Three	03:41
Cosmic Ray	Space in Time	Living Today Phase One	03:35
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Your Cheating Heart	Juliette's Country World	02:41
Neduzak, Gail Marie	Malanka	Miss Ukranian Fiddle	01:41
Blysk Shabel	Києве мій (My Kiev)	Блиск Шабель	05:56
Royal Polka Kings	My Girl Friend	Touring Manitoba	03:03
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Make the World Go Away	Juliette's Country World	02:42
Nowasad, Boris	Dauphin Waltz	Plays Old Time Waltzes	03:07
Rushnychok	My Homeland (Земле моя)	Volume Two	03:53
Borowetz, Boris	Child's First Sunrise	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:48
Borowetz, Boris	Family Harmony	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:06
Men Without Hats	Where do Boys Go	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	03:56
Borowetz, Boris	Folk Song Medley #1	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:44
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Manco Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:42
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Feelin' Good	ST	03:52
Borowetz, Boris	The Kozak	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	02:14
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Sunrise, Sunset (Bock-Harnick)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	03:37
Blysk Shabel	Блиск (Flash)	Блиск Шабель	03:09
Mateyko, Donna	ОЙ Y САДУ, САДУ (In The Orchard)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	01:33
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Ed's Kolomayka	Sing Ukrainian Country Songs For You	01:51
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	Release Me	Juliette's Country World	02:20
Ed & Sally and the Country-4	Just For Sally Polka	Ukrainian Polkas & Kolomaykas	01:49
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Please Stay Away	Please Stay Away b/w Pollution	01:48
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Buick, Tommy	I'm So Lonesome Today	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:25
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Де синії гори (The Blue Mountains)	Zorya	03:10
Royal Polka Kings	Happy Musicians Song	Touring Manitoba	02:01
Borowetz, Boris	Wedding Waltz	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:36
Nowasad, Boris	Plains Polka	Plays Old Time Polkas Ukrainian Style	02:32
Polka Drifters	Старий Макдоналд (Old MacDonald Had a Farm)	Ukrainian Times	02:50
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes	Ukrainian Pops	02:31
Royal Polka Kings	Smart Animals	Touring Manitoba	03:00
Borowetz, Boris	In the Carpathian Mountains	Jeffrey's Musical Restaurant: Ukrainian Feast!	01:50
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak)	I Must Know (Hefti-Mattis)	Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra	02:38
Buick, Tommy	Carmel by the Sea	Tommy Buick Goes Ukrainian Western	02:24
Polka Drifters	A Soldiers Lament	Ukrainian Times	03:57
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	I Don't Want Your Love	The 401	02:03
Mateyko, Donna	ЧИ Я В ЛУЗІ (In The Meadow)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	04:07
Chayka	Ty Z'lubove Sobi Ne Jartui	ST	04:13
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	I Stand Alone	Chain Reaction	04:02
Mateyko, Donna	ДОБРИЙ ВЕЧІР, ДІВЧИНО (Good Evening My Girl)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	01:58
Mateyko, Donna	СОНЦЕ НИЗЕНЬКО (At Sunset)	The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres	03:12
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Rushnychok	The Whistling Kozaks (Засвистали козаченьки)	Volume Two	02:14
Luba (Lubomira Kowalchyk (Любомира Ковальчук))	Верба (The Willow)	Zorya	02:39
Royal Polka Kings	Handzia No. 2	Touring Manitoba	02:03

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