You may know Victor Koletchko as the chef at Canmore’s Elita Restaurant. What you may not know about Victor is that he was part of a musical project that found huge success in the former Soviet Union in the 80s. With Winter Garden Canada, Victor is reviving the project by working with local talent along with friends from his former homeland in a unique Ukrainian-Canadian music collaboration.

I spoke with Victor about some of their songs and being blown away by the talent of local singers like LeeAnn DeCoteau.

Winter Garden Canada has been prolific and has a number of songs on their Youtube page.  You can buy their music on iTunes and other fine online music retailers.

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