Leonard Scollay
(John) Leonard Scollay (8 May 1973 – 25 March 2014[1]) was a fiddle player from the Shetland Islands.
Leonard Scollay | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Leonard Scollay May 8, 1973 |
| Died | March 25, 2014 (aged 40) Shetland Islands |
| Occupation | Fiddle player |
| Known for | Founding member of Bongshang and Rock Salt & Nails |
Musical career
Scollay was a founding member of Shetland bands Bongshang and Rock Salt & Nails, was a former Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year and a BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year finalist. He was described by BBC Radio Scotland DJ Tom Morton as "one of the best fiddle players I've ever heard".[2]
Accidental death
Scollay died in a fishing accident in the early hours of Tuesday 25 March 2014 when the fishing boat he was crewing hit rocks and sank off Shetland.[3][4]
gollark: Did you know you can actually just call anything a religion?
gollark: Except *my* cool religions.
gollark: Epicbot sentience CONFIRMED.
gollark: Orbital lasers MAY be used against ANY heretics for purposes.
gollark: > If god is omnipresent, and popes can directly communicate with god, and if god is willing to relay messages between popes, then by deploying popes strategically over large distances we can achieve faster than light communication via the holy spirit.Highly ideatic idea. What bandwidth do you estimate can be achieved with interpapal linking? Note that this PROBABLY would violate causality.
References
- "John Leonard Scollay". Shetland Family History.
- "Memories of ground breaking fiddler Scollay". Shetland News.
- "Scots musician dies and friend injured after scallop fishing boat tragedy off Shetland". Daily Record.
- "Shetland Coastguard respond to call from vessel in West Burrafirth". Stv.tv. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
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