MUSICAL BOB
I started writing songs in the late sixties. It was a
time of social protest and my early influences included Woody
Guthrie, Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, Pete Seeger, and John
Prine,. And there were lots of places to play - coffee houses, protests,
grape boycott pickets, “folk masses,” and coffee houses.
Working for Youth Corps, a faith
and social justice experience for young people, I
performed several times at Toronto’s famous Massey Hall for
events with Jean Vanier, Mother Teresa and Cesar
Chavez.
In the eighties, Paula Kriwoy, David Graham and I teamed up for a decade of wonderful musical experiences
and the production of two live recordings. The new music of Latin
America became a strong influence, reinforced by living in the region
for five years, reporting for the CBC.
The last decade-and-a-half has
found me in Ottawa, performing at solidarity events for
projects such as housing in Central America and water
pipes in Africa. My inclinations have meandered a bit - to the mandolin
and banjo (with a feature on CBC Radio called Banjo Bob).
And I compose music at a local parish that supports music for the
spirit, for the heart and for a more just world.
RADIO BOB
Bob Carty is an Ottawa-based documentary radio producer for The Sunday Edition and The Current
on CBC Radio One.
Prior to entering journalism Bob spent a decade working on human rights
and international development in Latin America.
In 1981 he joined CBC Radio as a producer (later foreign editor and
senior producer) for Sunday Morning. In
the late 1980s, Bob and his family spent five years
in Central America. His wife, Frances Arbour,
worked with internally displaced people in Guatemala and
Guatemalan refugees in Mexico while Bob covered
military conflicts, human rights, development and
ecological issues throughout Latin America for the
CBC, The Globe & Mail
and National Public Radio. Returning to Canada
in 1993, Bob resumed work for the CBC on
feature documentaries.
Bob’s work has won numerous awards including a Peabody and a
Gabriel, several New York International Radio Festival Awards,
and multiple investigative journalism prizes.
You can hear some of his documentaries here.
Bob is active in freedom
of expression issues as a member of Canadian Journalists
for Free Expression (CJFE), and as a founder of the International Freedom of
Expression eXchange (IFEX).
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