After a period of great mourning, Karen met Charlie. Karen and Charlie were married in September, 1999. A new woman evolved. She loves to sing. She is very happily married. Her name is Karen Buckley. Then, on May 1st, 2000, Karen's music and turtle worlds came together, she wrote her first turtle song, and the Turtlesinger Phenomenon began! Karen started writing songs about Rocky, Gracie, Bart, and Spike (a 3-week-old snapping turtle acquired in New York State in July, 2005), and turtles she has seen around the world (pictured below). She became the Turtlesinger, (and Charlie became the Turtletoter!) and to date she has written songs in all kinds of styles about turtles. No less than 20 Turtlesinger performances occurred in the first three months alone, and now after over 1,000 events, the Turtlesinger and Turtletoter have so far reached over 288,892 people! She is licensed by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, and she'll bring all 4 live turtles along to show you! She shows her turtles and/or sings her turtle songs for people of all ages at schools, parks, nature centers, churches, conferences, public birthday parties, restaurants, assisted living centers, fairs, street malls, and festivals. . . yes, Turtlesinger performances are rated A for Anyone And All Ages...and they all live happily ever after!