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Turkey 2015

Marick Baxter (May 28, 2015): “Fethiye is one of the most wonderful festivals I’ve ever played at where all many people from many cultures our brought together to share the beauty of what they have to offer. The festival is really about breaking down barriers between people and encouraging peace and understanding. Every time we make many great new friends as well as catch up with old ones.We met and played with so many fantastic musicians and We love Turkey and it’s people.“

Fethiye Fest, May 15 – photo: Fatih Ülgen

May 14: Kayaköy, Muğla, Turkey 

 I’m staying in Kaya village here in Turkey. An old deserted Greek village. And this is my current transportation...

Turkish Village convenience store… Turkish Traveler Band practice today. — Scott Jeffers (violin, vocal), Arda Karaca (drum), Caner Babaoğlu (electric guitar), Mehmet Arif Uygun (bass)”

Kaya Village

Turkish Village convenience store

Promotional poster for Kaya Fest. … May 14th – Playing here tomorrow

May 14th, Turkish Traveler Band practice today. — Scott Jeffers (violin, vocal), Arda Karaca (drum), Caner


May 15th afternoon – Kaya Fest, Kayaköy, Muğla, Turkey: Solo concert and performing with Ahmet Eraslan and with the Los Vagabundos

photo: Nichola Chapman

Scott Jeffers’ Black Mountain – Saturday, May 15, 2015


Turkey’s for Life: Kaya Fest 2015 – More Great Forever Memories: “You can’t not watch Scott Jeffers when he’s playing” (archived)

Kaya Fest – photo: Turkey’s for Life: This way to Kaya Fest 2015″

Kaya Fest – Promotional poster for Kaya Fest.

Kaya Fest – photo: Lee Leverington

Kaya Fest – photo: Turkey’s For Life

Kaya Fest – photo: Turkey’s for Life: “You can’t not watch Scott Jeffers when he’s playing”

Kaya Fest – photo: Turkey’s for Life: “This way to Kaya Fest 2015”

Kaya Fest – Ahmet Eraslan & Scott Jeffers photo: Fatih Ülgen, insert: Jane Akatay

Gypsy Bird, Kaya Fest – photo: Lee Leverington

Kaya Fest – photo: Nichola Chapman

Kayaköy, Turkey – photo: Rosie Simpson

Kaya Fest – photo: Rosie Simpson

Kaya Fest – photo: Rosie Simpson

Kaya Fest – photo: Rosie Simpson

Kaya Fest – photo: Fatih Ülgen

Kaya Fest – photo: Fatih Ülgen

Kaya Fest – photo: Mehmet Yilmaz

Kaya Fest – photo: Rosie Simpson

Kaya Fest – photo: Lee Leverington

Kaya Fest – photo: Rosie Simpson

Kaya Fest – photo: Rosie Simpson

Kaya Fest – photo: Rosie Simpson

Kaya Fest – photo: Turkey’s For Life

Kaya Fest – photo: Rosie Simpson

photo: Muhip Süeltürk

photo: Muhip Süeltürk

photo: Muhip Süeltürk

Kaya Fest – photo: Fatih Ülgen


Scott Jeffers on playing with Los Vagabundos: “The highlight of the Kaya fest was being asked on stage with the awesome guitar duo from spain. With Barish and Denis.. it was SICK in a good way. Crazy energy.” – Scott Jeffers, Denis Stern, Barish Kasiak

photo: Lee Leverington – Denis Stern, Scott Jeffers, Barish Kasiak

Kaya Fest – photo: Rosie Simpson

Kaya Fest – photo: Rosie Simpson

Kaya Fest – photo: Rosie Simpson – Denis Stern, Scott Jeffers, Barish Kasiak

Kayaköy, Turkey – photo: Rosie Simpson

Kaya Fest – photo: Rosie Simpson

Kaya Fest – photo: Rosie Simpson

Kaya Fest – Denis Stern, Scott Jeffers, Barish Kasiak


Scott Jeffers & Los Vagabundos at the 8. Fethiye Kültür Sanat Festivali KayaKöy –  video by Fatih Ülgen


Scott Jeffers & Los Vagabundos at the 8. Fethiye Kültür Sanat Festivali KayaKöy –  video by Turkey’s for Life


Scott Jeffers & Los Vagabundos at the 8. Fethiye Kültür Sanat Festivali KayaKöy – video by Mark Jarvis… Mark Jarvis: “The brilliant Scott Jeffers at Kaya today with two others great musician’s see him tonight or Sunday afternoon in Fethiye


Scott Jeffers & Los Vagabundos at the 8. Fethiye Kültür Sanat Festivali KayaKöy – video by Rosie Simpson


Fun photo session and a live shot from the Kaya festival; photo: Nichola Chapman


May 15th evening, Traveler concert: Beskaza Square, Fethiye, Turkey

Turkish Traveler – Scott Jeffers (violin, vocal), Arda Karaca (drum), Caner Babaoğlu (electric guitar), Mehmet Arif Uygun (bass), Utku Dağkıran (guitar)
If You’re Not Livin (Traveler’s Winds of Ksar Ghilane album) – videos by Fatih Ülgen & Rosie Simpson


Rosie Simpson: “yet another outstanding performance from Scott on Friday night“



Gypsy Bird – video by Rosie Simpson (Traveler’s Winds of Ksar Ghilane album)


Turkish Traveler – with Mehmet Arif Uygun photo: Kimmeryalı Foxfo

May 14th, Turkish Traveler Band practice today. — Scott Jeffers (violin, vocal), Arda Karaca (drum), Caner

Fethiye Fest, May 15 – Arda Karaca: “Scott kankim :))”

photo: Fatih Ülgen

Fethiye Fest, May 15 – Arda Karaca – photo: Fatih Ülgen

Fethiye World Music Fest, May 15th – photo: Nichola Chapman

Scott Jefferst, Fethiye Fest – photo: Fatih Ülgen

Fethiye Fest, May 15 – photo: Fatih Ülgen

Fethiye Fest, May 15 – Mehmet Arif Uygun – photo: Fatih Ülgen

Fethiye Fest, May 15 – photo: Fatih Ülgen

Fethiye Fest, May 15 – Scott jeffers – photo: Fatih Ülgen

photo: Fatih Ülgen

photo: Fatih Ülgen

Scott Jefferst, Fethiye Fest – photo: Fatih Ülgen


May 16th – International World Music Festival, Fethiye, Turkey

Scott Jeffers: “Just got off stage with the awesome Los Vagabondos. ..experimental improvisation on the main stage. Very risky but big pay off artistically… Creating spontaneous musical fusion! What could be more fun? Los Vagabundos Rocks”

Barish Kasiak, Scott Jeffers, Denis Stern

Barish Kasiak, Scott Jeffers, Denis Stern

Barish Kasiak, Scott Jeffers, Denis Stern


Scott Jeffers & Los Vagabundos at Fethiye Festival – video by Rosie Simpson

Rosie Simpson: “Scott Jeffers and Los Vagabundos jamming together, totally amazing. These guys should record together”

On stage with Los Vagabundos:


Amazing concert photos by Levent Sarı and Nichola Chapman

photo: Levent Sarı

photo: Levent Sarı

photo: Levent Sarı

photo: Nichola Chapman

photo: Nichola Chapman

photo: Nichola Chapman

photo: Nichola Chapman


May 17th – International World Music Festival, Fethiye, Turkey… Traveler concert & closing ceremony

Turkish Traveler – Scott Jeffers (violin, vocal), Arda Karaca (drum), Caner Babaoğlu (electric guitar), Mehmet Arif Uygun (bass), Utku Dağkıran (guitar)
Vessel (Traveler’s Winds of Ksar Ghilane album) – videos by Fatih Ülgen & Rosie Simpson

Tunis Bazaar – video by Rosie Simpson (Traveler’s Winds of Ksar Ghilane album)

Fethiye World Music Festival 2015 Closing Ceremony

I have been chosen to represent my country here in Fethiye, Turkey

Our band mascot

Turkish Traveler


May 18: Fethiye Fest Boat Trip… boat jam…

photo: Muhip Süeltürk

with Denis Stern – photo: Muhip Süeltürk

photo: Muhip Süeltürk

photo: Muhip Süeltürk

photo: Muhip Süeltürk

photo: Muhip Süeltürk

with Muhip Süeltürk

with Hesam Hoseini – photo: Muhip Süeltürk

photo: Muhip Süeltürk

with Muhip Süeltürk

photo: Muhip Süeltürk

photo: Muhip Süeltürk

photo: Muhip Süeltürk

Muhip Süeltürk, Barish Kasiak, Denis Stern, Scott Jeffers


The Traveler Biker Gang!

Over Butterfly Valley again

with Utku Dağkıran – The Traveler Biker Gang! . . . we look so mean with our red Harleys…

Dinner with Utku Dağkıran

On the Scooters today

Wait till you hear my new Turkish goat song. ..lol – May 18th

Sahil beach in Kabak


May 19: “The Sun Will Rise Above You” – New songs are born in the Butterfly Valley 

Butterfly Valley: They say you can only get to the cove from a boat but there is a hidden trail, but it’s a bit difficult… trail guide: “Stay focused and concentrated on the path…” … It’s time to hike down the cliffs to the Butterfly Valley… awesome view as the hike begins… The cliffs are quite steep… I’m getting closer to the bottom… I made it to the beach, after that climb swimming in the cool water feels great!

I hiked to the Waterfall in the valley where my song Vessel* was written a year earlier. And strangely enough inspiration hit again. The new song is tentatively titled The Sun Will Rise Above You**. (*Traveler’s Winds of Ksar Ghilane album, **Traveler’s Symphonia album released later in 2015)

From the Waterfall back to the beach, it’s starting to get late… On my way back up 6 hours later – sunset… I made it back to the top! … As the Sun went down, the ocean became and unusual shade of dark blue, it’s really too beautiful to capture in this low resolution picture. So try to use your imagination ?

The hike begins

These cliffs are quite steep

It's time to hike down the cliffs to Butterfly Valley

Inspiration hit again 🙂 The Sun Will Rise Above You.

I’m getting closer to the bottom

I made it to the beach, after that climb swimming in the cool water feels great!

They say you can only get to the cove from a boat but there is a hidden trail, but it’s a bit difficult

"Stay focused and concentrated on the path..."

On my way back up. 6 hours later.

I made it back up to the top!

Back to the beach, it’s starting to get late.

Butterfly Valley

As the Sun went down, the ocean became an unusual shade of dark blue, it’s really too beautiful to capture in a picture


The waterfall in Butterfly Valley that inspired 2 songs: Vessel & The Sun Will Rise (Winds of Ksar Ghilane and Symphonia albums)


After climbing to the top from Butterfly Valley to Faralya village I had a chicken shish kabob at a restaurant next to a mosque. the Turkish muazzin call is very beautiful, and the ambiance in the canyon is very nice. Sorry about the chewing sounds. Lol


May 20: Cold Spring, Mozaik Bahçe, Gym, Visitor

I hiked down to the cold water springs. I was swimming where the ocean meets the fresh water, – the water is relatively comfortable until you swim across a fresh water stream, brrrrrr really cold… I found a cool Turkish gym. They sell all kinds of workout supplements including some you wont find in the States. Take a close look at the white medicine cabinet.

 At Mozaik Bahçe restaurant: The food was amazing, the best meal I’ve had in Turkey. So tasty… And the best ginger ale ever… The lemonade with mint is perfect too… Thanks so much Nichola.

Nichola Chapman: “Look who came to dinner ??? – safe onward travels Scott, see you next year inşallah ?“

Hiked down to the cold water springs

Swimming where the ocean meets the fresh water, – the water is relatively comfortable until you swim across

with Nichola Chapman

with Dogan Eraslan

The best meal I’ve had in Turkey. So tasty. At Mozaik Bahçe restaurant. – May 20th

I found a cool Turkish gym.

They sell all kinds of workout supplements including some you wont find in the States.

visitor 🙂


continue to the 2015 Morocco blog


David McNabb, Festival Director: “Scott Jeffers and his group, Traveler turned out to be the biggest hit of the first annual Prescott Celtic Festival . . . They have amazing energy onstage and are true showmen. They had the audience enthralled the entire time.”

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