Delta Rae Symbolizes Southern Antebellum Living in ‘A Long and Happy Life’ Video

"We started with his vision of beautiful pastoral southern imagery and weaved in the parts of Delta Rae music videos that we love: magic, mysticism, and ghosts,” explained vocalist and guitarist Ian Holljes about the video.

Delta Rae Symbolizes Southern Antebellum Living in ‘A Long and Happy Life’ Video
Delta Rae; Photo Credit: The Valory Music Co.

Delta Rae brought history to life in all of its Southern fashion in the new music video for their song, “A Long and Happy Life.”

Making new with the old by symbolizing the traditional antebellum lifestyle with a modern representation, the country group shouted the flowery lyrics while dancing around the acres of a backwoods home out in the fields. Delta Rae themselves donned a soft, natural wardrobe with warm lighting surrounding them to flow the true meaning of the hit in delicate fashion.

“For our video, we worked alongside David to create the feeling of ‘the best summer of your life.’ We started with his vision of beautiful pastoral southern imagery and weaved in the parts of Delta Rae music videos that we love: magic, mysticism, and ghosts,” explained vocalist and guitarist Ian Holljes. “We wanted to tell a beautiful, happy ghost story of friends and family gathering for an Estate Sale in the country — a send-off for departed loved ones. As the party builds, kids explore the house and interact with the spirits of the house as they guide them to books, instruments and garments that will find a new life in them. These items are real artifacts from our own family histories. As the party ends, the spirits disappear and leave the house and the heirlooms to their new owners, passing on the legacy of a long and happy life.”

As the stories told before it, the end of the video marks a family moving into that special home filled with memories that could make the walls talk of everything beautiful that occurred before them. Smiling on toward the future, Delta Rae nods to what moments will next take place in happiness for the residents moving on in.

Delta Rae can be seen live throughout the summer as they are set to perform festivals and shows all across the country.