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Brian Cullen is an Irish musician and songwriter living in Japan. Brian plays a wide range of music from folk to pop to rock to jazz. His main instruments are guitar and piano. He also plays traditional Irish music on a range of instruments including mandolin, flute, and bouzouki.

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When I was a kid, my mother had a turkey hanging in the garage for about a week. Somehow that turkey has come back in this song about a mother's good advice. The lyrics emerged from hanging out with David Alcock and Nick Nguyen. Sam Keith dropped by the next day and added some fine guitar to bring it to life.
A song to share with those in your life who are always late :)
Frankie decided to help out with the demo recording of a new song called "Long-Ass Day" after a very long-ass day. This one is written for three singers, one for each verse: doctor, factory worker, and teacher. They are friends who meet in the pub after a long-ass day. {title:Long-Ass Day} Verse 1: The [D] white coat and the mask under lights that wear me down The [A7]scalpel in my hand, made this [G]carved tension frown, [D]Blood upon my gloves, endless aircon drone, [A]Faces of the patients, [G]each one like a stone. [D]I sense the clock a-ticking, like a heartbeat I can see [A7]Saving one more life, but it [G] takes a piece of me. [D] Eventually I scrub out, my hands can finally shake, leave the [Em7]hospital behind, I just [G]need to take a [G]bre-e-[D]eak. {start_of_chorus} Coz [A7]that was a long-ass [G]day, and [Bm]that's all I [Bm/A]really want to [G]say, I’m [D]so glad to be [G]here, Now [D]let's just have a [G]beer, Coz [D]That was a [A]long-ass [D]day {end_of_chorus} Verse 2: Female Factory Worker [D]Steel press drums its sound all around the factory floor, [A]Sweat upon my brow, and [G]feet always sore, [D]rhythm of machines fills the air with its hum, [A]Working on the line, till my [G] fingers go numb. [D]Lunchtime whistle offers a short time to step away Then [A]back to the line, where an [G]hour lasts a day The [D]foreman’s not so bad, but the pressure is so tight, Till [Em]finally we clock out, like [G]zombies stepping into the [G]ligh[D]t. Verse 3: Male Teacher [D]Chalk dust cakes my fingers in another classroom haze, [A]Faces of the students, in a [G] learning maze, [D]Same question asked so many times , patience starts to thin, [A]Then grading endless papers, [G]where do I begin? [D]Another ringing bell and the student chatter ends, [A]we offer choice and knowledge, but [G]we all just want friends, [D]Hours drag on with my mind on auto cruise [Em]a final bell releases us to all [G]do as we [G]choos[D]e
An ode to living in a skyscraper ;) Thanks to Ben Dorman for the 80s references that made me go back and remix, and add a new section.
A rough demo of a new song called "Stuff I Probably Shouldn't Say". We all have that, right 🙂 my tongue's a loaded gun and the safety's off tonight every word's a silver bullet aimed at our love light you got that nervous smile like you know what happens next a truth I should not speak a secret I cannot repress we were dancing in the shadows we were playing a dangerous game pretending to be human and ignoring burning flame the moon's a silver dagger cutting through all the charade the werewolf in me's howling spoken words can not be unsaid This is all the stuff I probabbly shouldn't say secrets that come out when night fades into day a silver bullet aimed at a heart so full of monstrous wonder these words could set me free but they'll tear this world asunder
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Albums

  • Running Round (2021) by Brian Cullen & Tomonori Shimizu.
  • G (2021) by Brian Cullen & Sarah Mulvey and Some Cats from Japan. 
  • Bubbles (2019) by Brian Cullen & Sarah Mulvey and Some Cats from Japan.
  • Jukebox Paradise (2016) by Brian Cullen, Coindrop62, and the original cast.
  • The Hello EP (2008) by Iznit Obvious.
  • Charm (2003) by The Rising Pints.
  • Just Right (2001) by Brian Cullen & The Magical Otters.
  • Another Round (1999) by The Rising Pints.
  • The Rising Pints (1997) by The Rising Pints. Listen to the full album on YouTube.
  • Lady Don’t Cry (1995) by Brian Cullen & Tomonori Shimizu. Re-released in 2021 as part of the Running Round album.http://rollingman.net/

Live Shows

October 25, 2024

Brian Cullen and James Ovenden,
at The Shamrock Irish Tavern, Fushimi, Nagoya

November 10, 2024

Brian Cullen with Sam Keith at Shooters, Fushimi.

December 14, 2024

Gaultiens at Slow Blues, Hoshigaoka. Nagoya

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