Grindstone Devotional is a GPS controlled soundwalk for the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, available for iPhone and Android. This is the "radio edit" of the content. The content was developed during a 3 month residency, by meeting and working with community members. All of the text that you hear (spoken and sung) was taken from interviews with Tacony residents and layered into binaural recordings of the neighborhood and original music by The Mural and The Mint, performed by local residents.
released February 1, 2018
Grindstone Devotional was conceived by: Michael Kiley
Performed by: Tess Coffey, Troy Everwine, Tara Gontek, Jimmy Hines, Michael Kiley, Lewis Korff, Georgeanne Labovitz, Stephanie Nagele, Darren Musatto, Mike Scotese, Linda Smith, Charles Tyson, Ashley de Vries
Sponsor: The City of Philadelphia, Division of Housing and Community Development
Partner: The Office of Councilman Bobby Henon
Project Manager: Maria Möller
Special thanks for their participation and support:
Barbara Baur, Ellen DeBoeser, Jack Firneno, Rebekah Flake, Lou Iatarola and the Historical Society of Tacony, Terrence Marnell, Teshima Miles, Our Lady of Consolation Church, Pastor Hubert B. Barnes, Cheryl A. Randolph and The Star of Hope Baptist Church, and the community of Tacony
Grindstone Devotional was developed from September–December 2017 during an artist residency at the Tacony LAB Community Arts Center. Created by Mural Arts Philadelphia with the support of Councilman Bobby Henon, the Tacony LAB brings the neighborhood and the arts together to create a unique hub for learning, creativity, and community engagement in Lower Northeast Philadelphia.
For more information, please visit:
www.themuralandthemint.com
www.muralarts.org
www.facebook.com/taconyLAB