Tellin' Lies, Talkin' Dirty, Havin' Fun!

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. Flower in the Snow Polka
2. Ron’s Special Number 1 Polka
3. Midnight Chauffeur Polka
4. Buy Me the Moon Waltz
5. Paal’s Polka
6. Right around the Corner Polka
7. Tellin’ Lies, Talkin’ Dirty Polka
8. Louisiana Bells Slow Waltz
9. Dancer with the Mask Waltz
10. Pelinkovac Promenade Polka
11. Ron’s Special Number 3 Polka
12. Back in Love Again Polka
13. Acclamation Waltz
14. We’ll be There Polka
15. Ron’s Special Number 2 Polka
16. Little Bull Dog Polka
17. Waltz Adagio II
18. Ratvasky’s Progressive Polka
19. Jelse’s Other Polka
20. Ray & Donna’s Waltz
21. There’s a Party in Kenny’s Room Polka