Oh my Johnny video showcases Ireland’s beautiful Wild Atlantic Way
Chasing Abbey, hailing from Tullamore in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands, are three musicians who are deeply rooted in Irish culture and tradition. This has been the bedrock of their unique sound, a fusion of Irish trad, hip hop, pop, and dance music.
The band burst onto the Irish music scene in 2016 achieving rapid success, winning the RTÉ Choice Music Prize for Song of the Year for That Good Thing in 2018 and sharing the stage with stars like Enrique Iglesias, Rita Ora, and The Chainsmokers.
Their 2023 release Oh My Johnny, which borrows the melody and lyrics of the eighteenth-century Irish traditional folk song Banks of the Roses and reimagines it with a contemporary house beat, captured the attention of TikTokers attracting thousands of views.
The band has now released a video for the song and chose to showcase the rugged Irish landscape that means so much to them.
Beginning in County Kerry, the video sees the band visiting some top beauty spots along the spectacular Wild Atlantic Way. A walk along the dramatic Gap of Dunloe, which is part of the famous Ring of Kerry in Killarney National Park, is followed by a boat trip in Dingle harbour where pods of dolphins are seen swimming alongside the boat.
Next up is County Clare where the lads, Ted, Bee and Ro, visit Loop Head, one of the Wild Atlantic Way’s most dramatic headlands with its sheer wave-worn cliffs. This rugged landscape was one of the shoot locations for Star Wars: The last Jedi.
At the tip of the headland stands Loop Head Lighthouse, which dates to 1864, and the band climb to the top for panoramic views.
Out at the very end of the peninsula, the white letters E-I-R-E are seen cut into the grassy clifftop, a relic from the Second World War that indicated to aircraft that they were entering Irish (neutral) airspace.
The trio then take a trip and a cold dip in the ocean at beautiful Lahinch beach before heading to Limerick city where they visit Thomond Park Stadium for a Gaelic football kick around.
King John’s Castle in Limerick city also features in the video. This imposing castle is over 800 years old and is one of the top attractions along the Wild Atlantic Way welcoming over 100,000 visitors to its state-of-the-art interpretive activities and exhibitions each year.