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Issue 3512: A Mackenzie is Alex Mackenzie

Object
The Hiking Song (Tune)
Submitter
Amanda Peart (amandapeart)
Assigned to
Murrough Landon
Priority
Normal
Disposition
Being handled
Description

Sheet music for The Hiking Song gives the following info:

The Hiking Song, Calum Kennedy, dedicated to The (Scottish) Youth Hostel Association

Composer Alex Rankin & Alex Mackenzie

Publisher James S. Kerr Music Publishers

Information © 1957

Previous Actions

  • Date  April 18, 2024, 5:47 p.m.
  • User  Amanda Peart (amandapeart)

New issue submitted

  • Date  April 18, 2024, 11:43 p.m.
  • User  Murrough Landon (murrough)

Assigned changed to “murrough” (previously “None”)
Disposition changed to “Being handled” (previously “New”)

Thanks. I updated the composer name to Alex MacKenzie.

Then, as usual when dealing with music corrections, I discovered a few other issues.

We have two tune entries called “The Hiking Song”. This one (https://my.strathspey.org/dd/tune/695/) was previously attributed just to Alex MacKenzie. There is also https://my.strathspey.org/dd/tune/6688/ which was attributed to “Alec Rankin”. A quick search confirms that should be “Alex” as Amanda reported, not “Alec”.

So I have updated that as well. I also created a group person for the pair of them and have now assigned the two of them as composer of tune #695.

I think it is safe to delete tune #6688 but will wait for any comments before doing that.