Global Jamming

25/04/2025

Hope you enjoy our new song and film, "The Lights of St.Ives" dedicated to local fishing families and mariners, past and present.

Cornish language translation available on the Youtube version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh9EwypqHBk

Supporting The St.Ives Mariners Monument

22/04/2025

Happy Earth Day!

We’re excited to be part of this year’s Earth Day celebrations coming up in St. Just – raising funds for the amazing Lafrowda Festival! 💚

Join us at 3pm for a joyful, high-energy set of join-in songs from around the world, with interactive singing and drumming for all. 🌈

Earth Day – Saturday 27th April
St. Just Plen-an-Gwarry

Looking forward to coming together to celebrate the planet, community creativity, and Lafrowda.

22/04/2025

"When you go to sea, do you think of me?"

Sylvie Nicol gazes out across the ocean from Man's Head to a few of her lines from our new short film "The Lights of St.Ives".

We'll be releasing this musical tribute to the Cornish fishing industry on Friday coming - 25th April - stay tuned!

Supporting the The St.Ives Mariners Monument

18/04/2025

An Easter treat - eight "St.Ives maids" pictured on the Wharf in 1930 or 1931. Courtesy of Katrina Geraghty, daughter of Mary Paynter Stevens, front right in the photo.

Mary makes several appearances in our new musical film "The Lights of St.Ives", to be released next Friday, alongside her talented daughter Katrina, who is one of the lead vocalists. Not only that, but it turns out that archive photos used in the film also feature Mary's father and grandfather! In another photo, Mary is pictured with a huge basking shark on the quay in about 1928 - more on that later :)

Philip Thomas, whose mum is also in the photo, has been kind enough to let us know who's who in this lovely group:

Back row, left to right: Rebecca Quick, Irene Pollard (later Barber), Hannah Berriman, Wilmot Stevens* and Honour Hain Stevens*.
Front Row, i - r): Isabel Sisley (later Thomas), Dorothy Stevens*, Mary Paynter Stevens (later C**k).

As far as we know, three of the Stevens girls marked * were sisters. (Please let us know of any errors we might have made.)

We'd love you to add a comment if you are family or were a friend to any of these young ladies and can add something to our story. We know that Irene Pollard went on to marry music maestro John Barber and their daughter, our friend Irene Tanner, is well-known to many in the town.

A magical photo from 95 years ago - hope you enjoy it!
Happy Easter to all

(Our film "The Lights of St.Ives" will be available to view from next Friday - we'll post a link here. We're supporting The St.Ives Mariners Monument with this not-for-profit project.)

17/04/2025

Paid a visit to Tom Leaper this week at the Penwith Gallery to see his stunning sculpture in progress. Tom and The St.Ives Mariners Monument project are achieving something truly magnificent that will engage locals and visitors alike for decades, if not centuries, to come.

We're supporting fundraising for this project with our short film about the fishing industry "Lights of St.Ives", to be released next Friday.

Pictured are Global Jamming's Treve Nicol, Tony Mason from the monument project (who was also involved in making our film) and the awesome sculptor himself.

The piece is about to go off for casting before its unveiling in September. Beautiful cast maquettes are available - please enquire at the gallery.

It was a real treat to learn about the process from start to finish and of Tom's deep appreciation of the rich artistic heritage within which his work will sit.

10/04/2025

"However the seas do foam..."

Three of the "Lights of St.Ives" featured in our forthcoming short film of the same name (supporting the The St.Ives Mariners Monument fundraiser)

Coxwain Thomas Stevens, 2nd Cox D. Ninnis and Bowman N. Rowe of the RNLI Lifeboat James Stevens No 10, pictured in 1904.

Thomas Stevens went on to earn a Silver Medal for the rescue of 9 sailors from the SS Taunton in 1916. He was renowned as a man of the sea, his nickname being "Tommy Tilda" after his wife's name Matilda.

The crews of this famous self-righting vessel - which still exists - saved 227 lives during its service from 1900 till 1933, including 2 dogs. On one occasion she was launched 5 times and saved 40 lives all in one day.

Hard for most of us to imagine what courage and compassion it takes for these crews to do what they do - right to this day.

For more information visit: https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/3663/james-stevens-no-10

Photo and crew information courtesy of Thomas Stevens' great granddaughter Katrina Geraghty

06/04/2025

"When you go to sea, do you think of me?"

A wife and daughter wait onshore for the signs of their loved ones returning from another perilous venture out at sea.

We're excited about the release of our new short film -
"Lights of St.Ives" - in a couple of weeks.

Set to an original song and starring vocalists Sylvie Nicol (pictured) and local legend Katrina Geraghty, the film celebrates the St.Ives fishing industry past and present - and especially the role traditionally played by the whole community in catching, processing and packing off the countless millions of fish that have entered our harbour over the years.

We're proud to be supporting the The St.Ives Mariners Monument fundraising campaign with this project - do check out their fb page if you have a minute.

07/03/2025

One and All - on Doble's Wall
Here's our new version of Johnny Barber's classic song, recorded in November 2024 in his daughter Irene's lounge. https://youtu.be/U4If9oAYP1I
Though we can't match the vocal prowess of Johnny's Minstrels, we were proud to work on this with Irene, her husband Edward and our great friend Katrina Geraghty - all well-known and much-loved figures in the St.Ives community.
Many thanks also to Tony Mason of St Ives Videos, film maker extraordinaire - it was a real pleasure working together on this.
We'd love to hear from you if you recognise faces in the photos.
We're planning another version for the song's centenary in 2027 - watch this space!

Once again Johnny Barber's St Ives anthem 'Doble's Wall' has worked its magic by bringing us together for this project. To cut a long story short, I contacte...

06/03/2025

Our final youth music session with the True Foxes was a huge success. Thank you so much to everyone who came along, also St Ives Town Council, the CORE and of course the True Foxes 🎸🎶🦊

06/03/2025

Our friends the True Foxes’ beautiful version of ‘Cornwall my Home’ which they sang in all the locations mentioned in the song to celebrate St Piran’s Day 🟰🟰 🤍🖤

27/02/2025

Coming up on Monday 4.30pm - 6.30pm a music session at the CORE St Ives, for under 18s.

Includes a performance from the sensational True Foxes, a chance to find out more about their story - and to have a go on a few instruments. No need to book, just turn up 🪘🎤🎹🎸🎻

27/02/2025

"There's no spot in all the world like Doble's Wall"

One man. One wall. Generations of folk taking their turn to pass some time there as the years, decades and centuries take their course.

Coming soon - our new version of Johnny Barber's timeless St.Ives classic, featuring his daughter Irene Tanner and local music legend Katrina Geraghty. Filmed at St. Ives Arts Club and elsewhere around the town...

Here's a snippet from the version featured on the brilliant Cornwall is Calling (1971) - sung "in harmonies so sweet" by Johnny and his Minstrels.

23/02/2025

Coming up tomorrow - 4.30pm - at the CORE, St.Ives!

A free session for under-18 music fans with a live performance from local talent Jacob Wheeler, followed by a question and answer session, a chance to look into the world of song writing - and to try out musical instruments.

Hot food/snacks provided - what's not to like?!
No need to book - just turn up...

20/02/2025

Global Jamming is looking forward to welcoming any under-18s to come along to the second of their free music sessions this Monday 24th Feb at 4.30pm at St Ives Community Orchard’s CORE centre on Penbeagle Lane (near the skatepark).
This week’s guest artist will be Jacob Wheeler 🎸🎤🎶

11/02/2025

Global Jamming is inviting 11-16 year olds to come along to the CORE Building at St Ives Community Orchard, Penbeagle Lane, St Ives for a free music session this Monday 17th Feb at 4.30pm.
All abilities, experience or interest is welcome and food is provided.

10/02/2025

Thanks to our band Bagas an Norvys for a rousing performance today! We really enjoyed playing at a fantastic St. Ives Feast Day.

Thanks to St Ives Concert Band and all at St. Ives Town Council for 'aving us. We played 'Bodmin Riding', and our own tune, 'Up'long and Down'long'.

28/01/2025

Global Jamming are delighted to be involved in St Ives Feast Day with our Feast processional band - Bagas an Norvys.

10/01/2025

Global Jamming entertain revellers on the streets of St Ives on St Ives’ epic New Year’s Eve celebrations 🥁🎶🎉