Leonard Scollay

(John) Leonard Scollay (8 May 1973 – 25 March 2014) was a fiddle player from the Shetland Islands.

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”.

Scollay died in a fishing accident in the early hours of Tuesday 25th March 2014 when the fishing boat he was crewing hit rocks and sank off Shetland.