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. Chicken Racket Polka
2. Vidergar’s Polka
3. Texas Phil and the Polka R Go Nots
4. Wine, Women, and Song Waltz
5. Kirchbichl Polka
6. A Good Drop of Wine Polka
7. Bohumil’s Polka
8. John Whistle Song Polka
9. Pennies from Heaven
10. Emma’s Polka
11. Meet Me with the Moped Polka
12. The Return Waltz
13. Squeeze Box Rock ‘N Roll
14. It’s Bud Again Polka
15. Do I Care Polka
16. The Flower Waltz
17. Brown’s Polka
18. The Axle Store and a Waffle Polka
19. Jamaica Farewell
20. 12th Street Rag
21. Bailin’ Time Polka
22. Jimmy’s Sexy Tractor Polka
23. The Woodsman's Whip Polka
24. Over the Rainbow