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The most eclectic, accomplished Cape Cod musician you’ve never heard of

A Cape Cod Notebook··12 October 2026·4 min

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Born blind in Hyannis and raised in Harwich, Paul Pena went from Perkins School for the Blind to the San Francisco blues scene, where Steve Miller turned his "Jet Airliner" into a hit. A shortwave radio broadcast from Moscow then led him to teach himself Tuvan throat singing and earn an Academy Award-nominated documentary.