Real name: Paddy "Scotty" LeBlanc

Paddy "Scotty" LeBlanc (1923 – 1974) was a fiddler from East Margaree. He was born in 1923 and was the son of fiddler Jim LeBlanc and Margaret Poirier. As a child, he took stepdance lessons and quickly became a skilled dancer. He studied the violin in under Professor James MacDonald of North Sydney. It was from James MacDonald that Paddy learned to read music well. He began to play for dances all over Cape Breton. He was also a highland drummer and played for many years in the Cape Breton Highlanders Regiment. As an adult, he moved to Sydney, and still remained involved with Cape Breton music. Each week he played with a group called “The Lumberjacks” on CJCB-TV. He also performed with Winston Fitzgerald on the “Cape Breton Ceilidh” television program. He released two albums under the Celtic Records label under the name of “Scotty” LeBlanc. Paddy performed as far away as Scotland, and his performance was aired on BBC. Paddy Leblanc passed away in February of 1974.