- (a) what great musicians they are (which I find thrilling for the first 1m 30s, and then I get very bored very quick) and
- (b) how their version is totally unique from any other version (which only works if you have a really unique vision)
Recommendation: The pirate version of ‘The Parson’s Farewell’

I was looking on YouTube for Playford tunes*, and I stumbled on this.
Arranged and recorded by Bear McCeary, composer to the stars and general musician-at-arms for (amongst other things) the TV series Black Sails, which is kind of Pirates of the Caribbean meets Game of Thrones. I haven't watched any of the episodes (I'm not sure how to get it in Ol' Blighty) but it looks like a lot of fun.
The Parson's Farewell has always been one of my favourite Playford tunes, and many many people have done versions of it. I've never heard a Hollywood version before.
Now, Hollywood versions of traditional English music... you might think would be laughably bad. But in my experience, I usually like those arrangements better than those performed by folk musicians. And this one is a good example of that. How come? Folk musicians often want to show:
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