Editing Artist:Burya

Burya was an extremely popular zabava band led by [[Artist:Ron Cahute|Ron Cahute]].

== History ==
Ron wrote the following about the founding of Burya on his website ([https://web.archive.org/web/20190502161338/http://www.roncahute.com/biography.html archived]):

<blockquote>
Back in early 1969, Len Steciuk and I were playing in another band led by my cousin, Brian.  We were hired by Steve Krasko, a drummer, to play at a function in Toronto.  Steve played the drums with us.  The three of us began rehearsing and getting our own gigs so Len and I quit Brian’s band and concentrated on this new trio.

It was quickly decided that a saxophone was required so Ron Lutz quit Brian’s band too.  After a while it got lonely over there in Brian’s band so Tom Romanick, another sax player, quit and joined up with Len, Ron, Steve and me. It seemed that Tom had a brother Mike who also played the sax and clarinet.  The three of them got together at Ron Lutz’s house one day for a rehearsal.  It was quickly noticed that it was silly to have 3 saxes all playing the same thing so I sat down at the kitchen table and quickly wrote an arrangement for the popular cha-cha, “Never on Sunday”

It sounded great.  Three saxes playing in close harmony.  At the time, there were no woodwinds in any of the popular Ukrainian bands out there such as Rushnychok or Syny Stypiw so this new band became a real novelty. I quickly added more and more arrangements and the band’s repertoire grew in leaps and bounds. This new band was referred to as simply, “Cahute’s Band” and so it stayed until 1979. 

Sometimes in early 1979, the band caught the eyes and ears of Roy and Irene Kostuk.  They both agreed that this band should make a record and they were willing to pay for it!!  COOL!!   The only thing getting in the way was the name of the band.  We didn’t have one.  Thanks to Mike Kondracky, a Toronto dentist and friend of Steve’s, we got one.  Mike said that Burya was as good a name as any and certainly better than “Cahute’s Band” so it was agreed that Burya would make a record in September of 1979.

I chose the material and wrote the arrangements.  Rehearsals began in Len’s basement.  Things were going nowhere fast and to add to the situation, Steve left the band a short time before we went into the studio. 
    
I had a friend named Jerry Hryhorsky who played with me in the UNF orchestra.  Jerry was a music teacher so he had to know what he was talking about. I asked him to come to one of the rehearsals to give his valuable teacher-like opinion.  We still didn’t have a drummer.  Jerry came and listened.  After we were done playing I asked him what he thought. He said it sounded awful!  Can you believe it! My good friend said my band sounded awful so I asked him to join.  I figured, what the heck!

Not only did the other bands not use woodwinds, but they didn’t have a violin either.  When you add to the fact that we didn’t have a drummer AND we sounded awful all of a sudden, I had me a winner! Roy and Irene’s money would be well spent!

About the same time Steve left my band, he also left the UNF orchestra. This orchestra played for the Kalyna Dancers from Toronto and we were going to South America on tour.  They didn’t have a drummer either.  Along comes this David Monis guy.  He never even heard of Ukrainian music let alone played it.  Because of that very fact, he brought a new and different slant to the music.  Drums are very important in any ensemble but they are crucial in a dance band so I asked David to join my band.  When I told him that we were about to record an album, he jumped at the chance.

We started rehearsing again and his influence had an immediate effect on my arrangements.  All of a sudden, things clicked and on September 19th, 1979, Burya went into the recording studio and made a record.

Since that fateful day, many things have transpired.  New members have come and gone but David Monis and I have remained. David’s brother Michael joined the band back in 1984 and the three of us are still at it.  As a matter of fact, that is all David, Michael and I do.  We are full-time musicians, not only with Burya, but with other ensembles as well as in the recording studio producing for others.
</blockquote>


== Band Members ==

[[File:Burya a.jpg|500px|The Burya Band]]

The Burya band members over the years:

'''Ron Cahute''' - accordion, keyboards, vocals
* Tenure: original member and leader of the band - 1969 to 2023
* Recordings: all of them

'''David Monis''' - drums, percussion, programming
* Tenure: 1979 to 2023
* Recordings: Burya I, II, III, V, Generic I and II, Best of Burya, Set in Stone, Now and Then, numerous other Ukrainian recordings with Ron Cahute

'''Michael Monis''' - guitars, tenor banjo
* Tenure: c.1980 to 2023
* Recordings: Burya V, Generic I and II, Set in Stone, Now and Then, numerous other Ukrainian recordings with Ron Cahute

'''Jerry Hryhorsky''' - violin, vocals, “the dinger”
* Tenure: 1979 to 2004    
* Recordings: all
* Plays the now-famous "ding" in [[Сам п'ю, сам гуляю]]

'''Len Steciuk''' - guitar, violin, vocals, whistle
* Tenure: original member - 1969 to 1998
* Recordings: Burya I, III, Live in Toronto, Best of Burya, Live in Edmonton, Set in Stone

'''Ron Lutz''' - alto and tenor saxophone
* Tenure: original member - 1969 to 1985    
* Recordings: Burya I, III, Live in Toronto

'''Tommy Romanick''' - tenor and baritone saxophone, vocals
* Tenure: 1972 to 1980    
* Recordings: Burya I

'''Mike Romanick''' - tenor and baritone saxophone, clarinet
* Tenure: 1972 to 1985
* Recordings: Burya I, II, III, Live in Toronto

'''John Lockwood''' (1952 - 2010, [https://memorial.sargentandson.com/john-lockwood/1726161/obituary.php obituary]) - alto and tenor saxophones, flute, clarinet, mandolin
* Tenure: 1980 to 1981    
* Recordings: none

'''Frank Uhran''' - tenor saxophone, clarinet
* Tenure: 1980 to 1985    
* Recordings: Burya “Live in Toronto”

'''Chris Crossan''' - soprano and tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
* Tenure: 1980 to 2000
* Recordings: Burya II

'''Pat Perez''' - soprano and tenor saxophone
* Tenure: 1982 to 1999    
* Recordings: Set in Stone, Now and Then

'''Jack Zaza''' - all woodwinds, violin, mandolin, keyboards etc. etc.
* Tenure: 1984 to present
* Recordings: Ron Cahute’s Wedding Album

'''Steve Krasko''' - drums
* Tenure: original member - 1969 to 1979    
* Recordings: none
* Misc:
** brought original members together for the first time
** instrumental in naming the band

'''Bill Hawryschuk''' - drums
* Tenure: 1984 to 1994    
* Recordings: Live in Toronto

'''Mark Zubek''' - drums, bass, mastering
* Tenure: 1993 to 1995
* Recordings: Live in Edmonton

'''Dave MacKellar''' - sound and recording engineer
* Tenure: 1985 to 2003
* Recordings: Generic I, Ron Cahute Collection, Set in Stone

'''Roman Klun''' - drums, sound and recording engineer
* Tenure: 1992 to 2000
* Recordings: recorded, mixed and mastered Best of Burya, Live in Edmonton, Set in Stone, Non-Stop  Dancing,  Now and Then, entire Barabolya series, Poutine, Crepe Suzette, numerous other Ukrainian recordings for Ron Cahute

== Discography ==

=== Burya I (1979) ===
[[File:Burya 1a.jpg|200px]]
[[File:Burya 1b.jpg|200px]]

https://youtu.be/PeauZ4qOczI
# [[Сам п'ю, сам гуляю]]
# [[Києве мій]]
# [[Як тебе не любити, за ті карії очі]] (instrumental)
# В'язанка коломийка (instrumental)
# [[Чого верба плаче]]
# [[Бодай ся когут знудив]]
# [[Вітер віє, віє, віє]]
# [[Ювілейний вальс]]
# [[Люльочка коломийка]]
# [[Ой звідси гора]]
# [[Було не тужити]]
# Скрипалі (instrumental)

=== Burya III (1982) ===
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bKh2xABARk
# [[Старий калабаю]]
# Коханочка (instrumental)
# [[Взяв би я бандуру]]
# [[Гуцулка Ксеня]] (instrumental)
# [[Ти ж мене підманула|Тиж казала]]
# [[Називають горівку homebrew]]
# [[Гопака]]
# [[Київський вальс]] (instrumental)
# [[Не забудь мене]] INCOMPLETE
# [[Ой, у вишневому садочку]]
# [[Верховино]]
# [[Час прощання]]

=== Буря II (1984) ===
[[File:Burya 2a.jpg|200px]]
[[File:Burya 2b.jpg|200px]]

Not a typo, Burya II was released after Burya III (presumably as a joke)<br/>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gODoG_wkeNQ
# [[Садом, садом]]
# [[Чом ти не прийшов]]
# [[Чарівні очі]]
# [[Ой, заграли музики-музиченьки]]
# [[У сусіда хата біла]] (instrumental)
# [[Fly Kozak]]
# [[Ой під гаєм, гаєм]]
# Буковинський танець (instrumental)
# [[Човен хитається]] TODO: Where did Cahute verses come from???
# [[За дунаєм]]

=== Live in Toronto (1985) ===
[[File:Burya 4a.jpg|200px]]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex-GTX-mBe8
# Весільний Марш (instrumental)
# [[З тої гори високії]]
# [[Let's ask the polka band]]
# [[Ой чорна я си чорна]]
# [[Katrinka]]
# [[Ой Гандзю люба, ой Гандзю мила]]
# В'язанка Полька
## [[Чабан]]
## [[У сусіда хата біла]]
# Begin The Beguine (instrumental)
# Танець З Вельоном В’язанка
## [[Гаю зелененький]]
## Que Sera, sera − Dorris Day
# [[Сам п'ю, сам гуляю]]

=== Буря V (198?) ===
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0nDdK2Ab8o
# [[Чумбара]]
# [[Котяче весілля]]
# [[Ой там на горі в зеленім гаю]]
# [[Пусти ж мене мати у сад погуляти]]
# [[Маєва нічка]]
# [[Стояла під грушков]]
# [[Стежечка моя]]
# [[Ой, дівчино, шумить гай]]
# [[Сусідко]]
# [[Била мене мати]]
# Гармошка (instrumental)
# [[Параня]]

=== Relax & Enjoy with Ron Cahute (1989) ===
HAVE NOT FOUND A COPY ANYWHERE. Info from https://www.discogs.com/Ron-Cahute-Relax-Enjoy-with-Ron-Cahute-Ukrainian-Music/release/10376902
# March Medley
# Enchanted Eyes
# Hutsulka Ksenia
# Bukovenian
# Ukrainian Medley I
# V. Ivasiuk Medley
# When We Part
# Metalytsya
# Ukrainian Medley II
# My Kiev
# Ukrainian Medley III

=== Ukrainian Generic Vol. 1 (1987/1988) ===
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVMl8fWSNxs
# [[Там на горі, крута вежа]]
# [[Мода в Торонто]]
# [[I wish I could як сі маєш]]
# [[Ніч така, Господи]]
# Wedding Medley
## [[Чого ж ти, дівчино?]]
## [[Попід ліс темненький]]
## [[Казала мені мати сину оженися]]
## [[Нащо ж мені жінки?]]
# [[Night of the kozaks]]
# [[Якось на фермі]]
# [[Ой хмелю]]
# [[Родинний край]] VERY INCOMPLETE!!!!!
# [[Ride, kozak, ride]]
# Інструментал 1
# Інструментал 2

=== Ukrainian Generic Vol. 2 (1989?) ===
TODO: Need a copy

=== Ron Cahute “Ultimate Polka” (1989) ===
TODO: Need a copy

=== The Ron Cahute Collection (1991) ===
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSQOPKkMtM0

All instrumentals
# Helena polka-saxo polka
# Latin American medley
# Bukovinian folk medley
# Ave Maria-amazing grace
# Moldavian folk suite
# Sving era medley
# Orange Blossom Special

=== Plugged-In (1994 − Live in Edmonton) ===
[[File:Burya 7a.jpg|200px]]

https://open.spotify.com/album/34w8EdT25jo83yCCfd0jJz?si=8zMfYpWPRnmuikgNnWlrsw

# Introduction ([[Бодай ся когут знудив]], [[Сам п'ю, сам гуляю]], and scat singing)
# [[Коломийка (Буря)]]
# [[Весільний вальс]]
# [[Who stole the kishka?]]
# [[Осінні стежках]]
# Rhinelander (instrumental)
# The Tango (instrumental)
# Orange Blossom Special "Faster & Faster" (instrumental) (cover of Johnny Cash)
# [[He made you for me]]
# [https://youtu.be/sgmt-Zp3AZk Happy Birthday Good Night medley]
## We're gonna wish a happy birthday to Славко Бойчук. Now there's a slight chance that Славко Бойчук's birthday celebration may be on this CD
## "Happy birthday to you" - Patty Hill / "Добраніч to you"
## Many instrumentals
## Special thanks to Mr Ромко Британ, Roman Brytan, провід, Entertainment Productions for bringing this evening to you, in conjunction, of course, with CKER radio in Edmonton, and your very own homegrown Ukrainian "Shumka" dancers, a lot of thanks go out to them. Our live front of house engineer, and also he is recording this digitally for us as well, up there Dave MacKellar. Way behind scenes in a recording studio we've put together, Roman Klun. On guitar and fiddle, we've been together for 25 years, my best buddy, my good buddy, Len Steciuk. On violin, on vocals, on "dinger" [triangle], my кум [godfather], Yaroslav, Slavko, Jerry [Hryhorsky], your host. On drums, by nephew, Mark Zubek. On accordion, huh?, my what? ah. My name is Ron Cahute, ladies and gentlemen, we're Burya. In the meantime, добраніч, goodnight, drive carefully home, make sure you have a car. And thank you very much for coming.
## [[Сам п'ю, сам гуляю]]
# [https://youtu.be/nSmTI-jpg84 Mandatory encore medley]
## [[Називають горівку homebrew]]
## [[Ти ж мене підманула]]
## [[Сам п'ю, сам гуляю]]
## Many instrumentals

=== Set in Stone (1996) ===
[[File:Burya 8a.jpg|200px]]

# [[Чиє ж то полечко]]
# [[Мала баба курку]]
# [[Діду з бородою]]
# [[Я стара, стара]]
# [[Гей, забава!]]
# [https://youtu.be/GoKlpeupyCE Theme] (instrumental)
# [[Летіли ми]]
# [[Більш мені не треба]]
# [[Канадка]]
# [[З тої гори високії]]
# [[Ой, куме, куме, добра горілка (основний)]]
# [[Грай, моя скрипонько]]
# [https://youtu.be/7atQE-ypwi8 Yes Varvara, There is a tsyhan!]
# [[Перелаз]]
# [[Нехай роки пливуть]]
# [[Сам п'ю, сам гуляю]] Swing (instrumental)

=== Burya Down Under − Australia Tour (2004) ===
TODO: Need a copy

=== Now and Then (2014) ===
[[File:Burya 10a.jpg|200px]]

Release year from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/6692003059/permalink/10152610241268060/

# [[Гоп-стоп Канада]]
# [[Писанка]]
# [[Чарівні очі]]
# [[Heel toe polka]] (instrumental)
# [[Три куми]]
# [[Забавні мрії]]
# [[I wish I could як сі маєш]]
# [[Два дубки]]
# [https://youtu.be/bhQcMfQ9PkE Tango Medley] (instrumental)
# [[З сиром пироги]]
# Polka Medley
## [[Ой ти, козаче, з чужого краю]]
## [[Наш новий край]]
# Wedding Medley
## [[Чого ж ти, дівчино?]]
## [[Попід ліс темненький]]
## [[Казала мені мати сину оженися]]
## [[Нащо ж мені жінки?]]
# [[Night of the kozaks]]
# [[Чотири рожі]]
# [https://youtu.be/2_OI77VELno Folk Suite] (instrumental)

=== iKozak (2014) ===
Release year from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/6692003059/permalink/10152610241268060/

# Kozak Medley
## [[Засвистали козаченьки]]
## [[Їхав стрілець на війноньку]]
## [[Гей, там на горі Січ іде]]
# [[Night of the kozaks]]
# [[Ой видно село]]
# [[Я сьогодні від вас від'їжджаю]]
# [[Літав орел, літав сизий]]
# [[Kozak lullaby]]
# [[Червона калина]]
# [[Гей, та на Кубані]]
# [[Ой ти, Галю]]
# [[Fly Kozak]]
# [[Ой хмелю]]
# [[Ride, kozak, ride]]
# [[Ми діти роду козацького]]

=== Sharovarshyna (2015) ===
[[File:Burya 12a.jpg|200px]]

# [[Де моя Маруся]]
# [[Осінні стежках]]
# [[Джунжарія-джунжара]]
# [[Верховино]]
# [[Горіла сосна, палала]]
# [[Katrinka]]
# [[Доню моя]]
# [https://youtu.be/E9dTB6fTgYU Funky Bukovinian] (instrumental)
# [[Ювілейний вальс]]
# [[Ой молодиці]]
# [[Accordion man]]
# [[Понад Прутом моя Коломия]]
# Za Doonayem/Steszechko Moya
## [[За дунаєм]]
## [[Стежечка моя]]
# [[Шіда-ріда молоді зустрілись]]
# [https://youtu.be/VtQvN9Nrtrg Anastasia] (cover of [https://youtu.be/NoYMNMZfMy4 song by Pat Boone])
# [[Ой, заграйте музиченьки]]
# [[Сам п'ю, сам гуляю]]

=== Polkas Go Digital (2015) ===
# [https://youtu.be/i-GSVQzIOnc Clarinet Polka] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/TeGwh0Ei_dc Trumpet Polka] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/Qrm4aQPU9vE Radio Polka] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/N3wr-VnX-Pw Oberek Medley] (Instrumental)
# [[Who stole the kishka?]]
# [https://youtu.be/L_Xaf057AnQ Polish/Ukrainian Wedding March] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/8EQ7h-uyhpk Easy Does It Oberek] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/sNsRL9ihQV8 Americana Medley]
## "Over There" - George M. Cohan
## "The Yankee Doodle Boy" - George M. Cohan
## "God Bless America" - Irving Berlin
# [https://youtu.be/wxQHcn0rGl0 Polechko] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/6e6LpqQcW84 Oberek Oberek Oberek] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/pLy-NEPGsxo Old Man Polka] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/AL6oFXPS7UE Choo Choo Train Polka] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/w5TLNq3nIzo Mikes Polka] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/cqft9BS_DJQ Jesh Bell Polka (Two Ways)] (Instrumental)

=== Accordion Man (2015) ===
# [https://youtu.be/uJArrRbdchs Autumn Leaves] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/i_h07QSmhX4 Ukrainian Waltz Medley] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/usFnyIEzBQQ Tico Tico/El Cumbanchero] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/qnNkj7X2bPY Harmoshka] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/_hJz2CdYvRc Viennese Waltz Medley] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/Rs4DEnPgka0 Perhaps/Besame Mucho] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/O26HP5ihS4g William Tell Overture] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/siGqRlOusSw French Medley] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/OvjkimGAxYo Bukovinian Medley] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/S-e0ZsgS1YA Gypsy Suite] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/eI2rDPh82B0 La Cumparsita] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/jtP66AdtqG0 French Waltz Medley] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/BIC3LptjSRQ Bellow Shakin Polka Medley] (Instrumental)
# [https://youtu.be/aAjm_c9hDSY Begin the Beguine] (Instrumental)

=== The Wedding Album (????) ===
TODO: Need a copy

=== The Best of Burya (????) ===
[[File:Burya 6a.jpg|200px]]

# Kolomyjka-Polka Medley 1 TODO!!!!!!!!
# Waltz Medley TODO!!!!!!!!
# Kolomyjka-Polka Medley 2 TODO!!!!!!!!

=== Non-Stop Dancing (????) ===
[[File:Burya 9a.jpg|200px]]

https://open.spotify.com/album/2wyfJN1P3fc95QLQ1kI6Bv?si=lgNXUTwNRu2HzqbV912YqA

# Polka Medley TODO!!!!!!!!
# Waltz Medley TODO!!!!!!!!
# Zabava Kolomyjka Medley TODO!!!!!!!!

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 Burya was an extremely popular zabava band led by [[Artist:Ron Cahute|Ron Cahute]].
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+The Burya band members over the years:
 '''Ron Cahute''' - accordion, keyboards, vocals
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