The drum circle moves beyond Deadheads and Occupy protesters

The noise of the drums is a low, deep rumble, like the sound of an approaching train. It begins just outside the Gothic bronze doors of Washington National Cathedral and grows -- and grows -- as a crowd of hundreds files into the church. Each person takes a seat in the concentric circles of chairs that fill the long nave, pounding on the drums they hold between their legs or banging on their tambourines. Now, the noise is deafening.