Bellingen Turtle Festival Focus: Boewood

Answered by: Adie Renwick

When did you find out about the plight of George and his fellow Bellingen River snapping turtles and what made you want to help out by playing? The festival itself was the means for finding out! I've always loved seeing the occasional longneck turtle in the Bellinger, it saddens me to think of the diminishing numbers of snapping and other turtle species!

How important is it to support the current shift towards eco conscious events like Bellingen Turtle Festival? Extremely important, any awareness for such things is crucial!

Have you ever loved turtles to the extent of having a pet turtle? My family used to have many turtles living in our (abandoned into a green pond) swimming pool. I grew up seeing them in the Bellinger and surrounding lakes and dams!

Is music a good medium to get out a message, such as with the Bellingen Turtle Festival? It certainly is, it's a universally appreciated creative form, allowing everyone from many different backgrounds to enjoy and therefore wholeheartedly accept the message of the diminishing turtle population.

Turtles have a famous design flaw in their inability to flip themselves over. Do you have any secret weaknesses? Hmm, I must say, I am a sucker for a music store... I can spend all day just drooling over exotic instruments.

When can we catch your set at the Turtle Festival? 1 Oct, Main Stage, 12pm; 2 Oct, Lounge Bar'n.

Website link for more info? facebook.com/boewoodmusic