Co Armagh songwriter Ciara O’Neill is releasing the opening track of her debut album as a single and we are pleased to bring you the beautifully composed video for the track.
The sound of crunching leaves underfoot that opens ‘The Ebony Trail‘ seems to foreshadow the telling of bad news. Yet there is nothing to fear from Ciara as while the track often sounds mournfully melancholic, there are glimpses of hope and redemption throughout. This is splendidly mirrored in the video put together by Ashling Lindsay.
The Ebony Trail is a journey through a landscape full of darkness and hope. Life can be dark but it also has its moments of pure light and by staying on the right path or ‘trail’ you will find a way out of the darker times and rebuild what you once lost. The video for The Ebony Trail is the second collaboration between myself and Ashling Lindsay. The haunting quality of the song is complemented beautifully by a mythical creature finding its way through a dense magical forest full of intrigue and mystery.
Ciara O’Neill