Behind The Scenes...

By Susie Hawk, New Keeper of the Heart Drum, Clan Mother, Suquamish Tribe, Suquamish, WA.
Hello and good morning to you.  I just had wanted to let you know about the Strong Heart Drum and her participation in the sundance this year. Our drum chief chose not to show up and had other engagements...

NewsBeat- Siberia - Barbara Borden Reports
“Why Siberia? What was it that brought you to this faraway land?” I’ve been asked this question many times. I will attempt an answer as I describe my journey to Khakassia to play music and spend 10-days with a Siberian shaman accompanied by David L. Brown, filmmaker of Keeper of the Beat. with Siberian shaman Tatiana...

Hard Traveling to Capture Famed Siberian Shaman
I'm writing this as we prepare to take off from Moscow's Sheremetievo Airport, homeward bound after 16 days that seemed like 16 weeks. Ten of those days were spent filming my friend and subject, drummer Barbara Borden, participating in an extraordinary workshop on ecology-based shamanism and sacred places in breathtakingly beautiful southwestern Siberia in the Russian republic of Khakassia. This footage will be part of "Keeper of the Beat," my feature-length doc on Barbara's life and music.