Sunday, September 27, 2009

The Viking on SIxth Ave/Moondog

Moondog was a blind New York City nomad-by-choice: his lifestyle echoed that of his Germanic ancestors. He handcrafted beautiful instruments and used a braille typewriter to transcribe his sheet music. Here's a sampling of his music:



You can download his first album, Moondog, (1956) here. My favorite track? Track 1: Caribea.

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