Drumming at the Edge of Magic: A Journey into the Spirit of Percussion

Details A Ten-year Period During Which Mickey Hart, Drummer For The Grateful Dead, Dedicated His Life To An Intense Study Of The Origins, Myths, History, And Spiritual Heritage Of Drums And Other Percussion Instruments. Includes Photographs Of Some Of The Many Instruments He Discusses And Information On Other Aspects Of His Life. The Call Of The Drum -- The Garden Of Percussion -- The Hole In The Sky -- Portrait Of A Rudimental Drummer -- The Circle Of The Drum -- Portrait Of A Drummer As A Cold Warrior -- Among The Ethnos -- The Big Clock --portrait Of A Drummer At The Edge Of Noise -- Shaman's Drum : Skeleton Key To The Other Worlds -- Portrait Of A Drummer At The Edge Of Magic -- Africa : The Invisible Counterplayers -- The Brotherhood Of The Drum -- The Making Of The Drum. Mickey Hart With Jay Stevens And With Fredric Lieberman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 255-259). Discography: P. 260-261.