6 days · preorder opens April 27, 2026

Cú Chulainn II

The second watch. Ulster’s warrior earned his name by slaying the hound of Culann — then, to honor the debt, stood guard at the gate himself until a new hound could be raised. This record is that second watch.

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The record

About Cú Chulainn II

Album 17 · the sixth Cullective

This is the sixth time I’ve asked the Cullective to help me bring an album into the world. It’s the seventeenth time I’ve made one.

Every April 27 for twenty years, one more. And each time, a handful of you have made it possible — 269 of you across five preorder campaigns, nearly fifty thousand dollars, thousands of nights of studio. Cú Chulainn II opens for preorder on April 27, 2026.

A record about what it costs to keep a vow. To stay at the gate long after the first song is over. To build a second thing because the first meant too much to end.

The gifts

Pick your tier

Six ways to back the album. Every tier includes the record. Higher tiers add signed copies, wearables, share codes — and at the top: credit on the album and a letter in your hand.

Digital tier

Digital

$15

Full digital album plus a lyric sheet PDF drawn from the liner notes.

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Physical tier

CD

$35

Signed physical CD, the digital album, and two Cullah stickers.

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Physical tier

Vinyl

$60

Limited Cú Chulainn II vinyl, signed CD, digital album, stickers.

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Physical tier

Creator

$125

Everything above plus five digital share codes and a Creator t-shirt.

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Physical tier

Executive

$500

Executive Producer credit on the album, the Executive t-shirt, a handwritten letter, and everything above.

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Physical tier

Patron

$1000

Everything in Executive plus a one-of-a-kind Cullah painting or handwritten lyric sheet, a 45-minute studio call, and a lifetime Patron badge across every future album.

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Not listed?

Commission a custom tier

Want something specific that isn’t on the list — a custom painting, a private house show, a song about your dog, your name as a character in a track? Pitch it. I read every request and either build a custom tier for you, or write back with a counter-offer.

Goes straight to cullah@awen.online. If we’re a fit I’ll spin up a private tier in the shop and email you a link.

The community

Voices from the Cullective

“Hey it is Ryno, this one is for the DRB! He is always so happy that we support for him!”

Ryan Breedlove · Founding Backer · all 5 campaigns

“Love your music! It moves me. I connect with it in ways I don’t understand. Keep it up.”

Dan Donahue · $50

“Always proud to support your work. I dig what you produce, and love what you stand for with it. Peace, brother.”

David Eltz · Creator tier

“Long Live Cullah Music.”

Rocky Shattuck · $1,000 · Founding Backer

“Much love as always, man. You’re an inspiration. Excited to support you in this new chapter.”

Phillip Emery · Exec Producer tier

“Wow, Ian. Great, great, great music. My gob has been smacked!”

Thomas Bene · Supporter tier

What you join

The Cullective

2019–present

The Cullective is the community that has funded the last five Cullah albums — Spectacullah (2019), Cullahtivation (2020), ½ (2021), Firebird (2022), and Cú Chulainn (2025).

Two Founding Backers have been there for all five: Ryan Breedlove and Nancy Angelini. Fourteen Veterans for four campaigns. Twenty-three returning for three.

When you preorder Cú Chulainn II, you don’t just get an album. You join this.

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