Ron Cahute
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Ron Cahute (born 1955) is a Ukrainian-Canadian recording artist and songwriter. He is an accordion
player and founding member of the Ukrainian-Canadian music band BURYA . He is an arranger, sound engineer, music producer, and musical director for Ukrainian dance ensembles in Toronto.
Ron Cahute was born in Toronto
, Canada
.
Ron Cahute and BURYA are premier draws and very popular in the Ukrainian zabava music and Ukrainian festival scene in North America, Europe, and Australia. He is widely regarded as a seminal influence in Ukrainian music and Ukrainian folk music
outside Ukraine
and on Ukrainian-Canadian and Ukrainian-American
musicians and music groups. He still performs and plays with BURYA today.
Along with Grammy winner Walter Ostanek
, Cahute is recognized to be one of the top accordion
players in North America.
In his 47-year career, Ron Cahute and BURYA have performed over two thousand shows for over a million people around the world. They have toured Canada, USA, Europe, South America, and Australia. In a recent interview with UkeTube - Ukrainian Video, Ron expressed a desire for a BURYA tour of Ukraine.
He is one the most productive and industrious Ukrainian musicians outside Ukraine releasing over 30 albums either with BURYA or as a solo artist. As a guest performer with other music artists he has performed on 178 albums. Cahute has performed with Nana Mouskouri
, Sofia Rotaru
, Lisa Dalbello
, Melissa Manchester
, and Catherine McKinnon
.
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
player and founding member of the Ukrainian-Canadian music band BURYA . He is an arranger, sound engineer, music producer, and musical director for Ukrainian dance ensembles in Toronto.
Ron Cahute was born in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Ron Cahute and BURYA are premier draws and very popular in the Ukrainian zabava music and Ukrainian festival scene in North America, Europe, and Australia. He is widely regarded as a seminal influence in Ukrainian music and Ukrainian folk music
Ukrainian folk music
Ukrainian folk music includes a number of varieties of ethnic , folkloric, folk inspired popular and folk inspired classical traditions....
outside Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and on Ukrainian-Canadian and Ukrainian-American
Ukrainian-American
Ukrainian Americans are citizens and permanent residents of the United States who have recently emigrated to the United States and are of Ukrainian ancestry. According to U.S. census estimates, in 2006 there were 961,113 Americans of Ukrainian descent representing 0.33% of the American population...
musicians and music groups. He still performs and plays with BURYA today.
Along with Grammy winner Walter Ostanek
Walter Ostanek
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, Cahute is recognized to be one of the top accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
players in North America.
Music career
Ron Cahute began his music career in 1962 as a drummer in the band of his late father Maurice Cahute. In 1969, he founded a Ukrainian-Canadian music band, which was later called BURYA.In his 47-year career, Ron Cahute and BURYA have performed over two thousand shows for over a million people around the world. They have toured Canada, USA, Europe, South America, and Australia. In a recent interview with UkeTube - Ukrainian Video, Ron expressed a desire for a BURYA tour of Ukraine.
He is one the most productive and industrious Ukrainian musicians outside Ukraine releasing over 30 albums either with BURYA or as a solo artist. As a guest performer with other music artists he has performed on 178 albums. Cahute has performed with Nana Mouskouri
Nana Mouskouri
Nana Mouskouri , born Ioánna Moúschouri on October 13, 1934, in Chania, Crete, Greece, is a Greek singer who has sold about 300 million records worldwide in a career spanning over five decades, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She was known as Nána to her friends and...
, Sofia Rotaru
Sofia Rotaru
Sofia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru known as Sofia Rotaru is a Soviet and Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian/Moldavian heritage....
, Lisa Dalbello
Lisa Dalbello
Dalbello is a Canadian recording artist, songwriter, and voice actress. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name...
, Melissa Manchester
Melissa Manchester
Melissa Manchester is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Beginning in the 1970s, she has recorded generally in the adult contemporary genre. She has also appeared as an actress on television, in films, and on stage....
, and Catherine McKinnon
Catherine McKinnon
Catherine McKinnon is a Canadian actress and folk/pop singer.McKinnon began as a child performer, making her first radio appearance at age eight and her television debut at age 12. She subsequently studied music at Mount St...
.
BURYA musicians
In its 30+ year history the line-up of BURYA musicians has included:- Ron Cahute: Accordion, Lead Vocals
- Jaroslaw Hryhorsky: Violin, Viola, Trombone, Vocals, Percussion
- Len Steciuk: Guitar, Fiddle, Vocals
- Steve Krachko: Drums
- Bill Hawryschuk: Drums
- David Monis: Drums
- Mark ZubekMark ZubekMark Zubek is a Toronto-based record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and jazz musician. His songwriting and production styles are influenced by pop, rock, r&b, hip-hop, and jazz.-Biographical Information:...
: Drums - Michael Monis: Guitar
- Michael Romanick: Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Percussion
- Tom Romanick: Saxophone
- Ron Lutz: Alto & Tenor Saxophone, Percussion
- Frank Uhran: Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Percussion
- John Lockwood: Flute
- Mark Zubek: Drums
Ron Cahute albums
- Хpиcтoc Paждaєтьcя (1988)
- Ultimate Polka (1989)
- Accordion Music - The Ron Cahute Collection
- Українські Народні Танці (Traditional Ukrainian Folk Dance) (1993)
- Canada's Ukrainian Festival (1997)
- Ron Cahute Generic Volume 1 (1987)
- Ron Cahute Generic Volume 2 (1989)
BURYA albums
- Burya I (1979)
- Burya II (1982)
- Burya IIi (1984)
- Burya Live in Toronto (1985)
- Burya V
- Burya Non-Stop Dancing
- Burya Set in Stone
- Burya Live in Edmonton
- Burya Australia Tour (2004)
- Best of Burya
- Burya Now and Then (Double Album)
Recording guest appearances
- Played accordion on "Tango", Lisa DalbelloLisa DalbelloDalbello is a Canadian recording artist, songwriter, and voice actress. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name...
's "SheShe (Dalbello album)she was the fifth studio album by Dalbello, released in 1987 on EMI. The album included her biggest Canadian chart hits, "Tango" and "Black on Black"....
" album - Arranged, played keyboards, and co-produced "Paзoм - Visions" (1988)
- Played accordion on "Sailor Song" by Sarah Lentz
- Played accordion on "Heartbroken" by Keisha Prince
- Played accordion on "Amsterdam" by Steve Wildesmith
- Arranged, played all instruments, and co-produced "Bread for my brother" by Oksana
- Arranged, played all instruments, and produced "Nostalgie Di Tutti I Tempi" by Vince Paparo
- Arranged, played accordion, percussion, recorded and co-produced "Blossoming" by Voloshky (1996)
- Arranged, played accordion, recorded and co-produced "Fantazia" by Voloshky (1999)
Ukrainian comedy albums
Ron Cahute has recorded Ukrainian comedy albums with Ihor Baczynskyj including:- ...And the Garden Goes Here! (1997)
Children educational albums
Ron Cahute has recorded a series of children's educational albums with Ihor Baczynskyj and Jane Lapko including:- Barabolya (1997)
- Borscht (1999)
- Booryak and Carrots Too (1999)
- Tsyboolya (1999)
- Borscht (1999)
- Poutine, Fries with an Attitude (2000)
- Barabolya High (2000)
External links
- 2009 Ron Cahute (Рoман Кoгут) Interview (Part 1): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFoFr39_b2U
- 2009 Ron Cahute (Рoман Кoгут) Interview (Part 2): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN2NFhWVUkg
- 2009 Рoман Кoгут i Буря: Українська Забава: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOAAj188MrY
- 1993 Ron Cahute and BURYA in Edmonton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjs5tTgUOmw
- 1984 Ron Cahute and BURYA in New York: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6_AqmIo5QI
- New York Times, DANCE REVIEW; Ukrainian Folk Movements Inspire Canadian Troupe By JACK ANDERSON, Published: Friday, July 7, 1995: http://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/07/arts/dance-review-ukrainian-folk-movements-inspire-canadian-troupe.html