Ron Cahute

Ron Cahute (Ukrainian: Рoман Кoгут) (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 (Ukrainian: Буря). 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.

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 of 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.

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 Zubek: 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

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 Dalbello's "She" 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)