Alexander Peter Chernywech (November 1, 1932[1] – August 25, 1989) recording as Al Cherny, was a Canadian fiddler.
He studied with Frank Nowak and played country music on CHAT-FM.
From 1964, until his passing in 1989, Cherny was a regular, featured musician on the CBC's The Tommy Hunter Show.
Cherny met Tommy Hunter when he worked at CKNX in Wingham, Ontario.
He also performed regularly on The Tommy Hunter Show, until his death in 1989,[2] of lung cancer.