Mr. Ron Pivovar grew up within the environment of ethnic music in Western Pennsylvania; this influence began a life-long interest in music. As a youngster Ron Pivovar studied music on several instruments and began playing in polka and wedding bands at the age of 14.
After discovering the unique sound of the button box, Ron Pivovar bought one through a mail-order catalog and taught himself to play by “ear”. At a music festival some years later Mr. Pivovar met Mr. Joe Smiell, a conservatory-trained musician from California. He attended Joe Smiell’s Button Box Camp where the button box accordion was studied formally including the reading of traditional music notation. Since that time Mr. Pivovar has produced 8 recordings of button box music, is active with the Pivovar Trio, and has composed over 100 songs including boarischers, ländlers, waltzes and polkas.
Track listing:
1. Polka Young Man, Polka
2. Happy Home Polka
3. Karen Ann Polka
4. Summer at the Lakeside Boarischer
5. Fontana Souvenir Polka
6. The Musicians Are Playing Polka
7. Irmgard's Song Waltz
8. Frankie's Polka
9. Happy Fontana Daze Polka
10. Polish Lullaby
11. In the Vineyard Waltz
12. Luddie's Polka
13. Our Town, Johnstown Polka
14. Oberek from Kraków
15. Castle Rock Polka
16. In Gallop Polka
17. Beautiful Dreamer Ländler
18. What's in the ‘Fridge Polka
19. The Rock Vendor Polka
20. We Will One All Together Again Polka
21. Sean's Continued Waltz Number Two
22. Goodnight, Little One Lullaby