associated_acts alias label background genre article_title name
the delgados lord cut-glass chemikal underground solo_singer indie alun woodward
 alun woodward
alun woodward

lord cut-glass is the current stage name of alun woodward .
he is a singer-songwriter from motherwell , formerly of the influential glasgow based band the delgados .
the name , lord cut-glass , comes from a character in the dylan thomas radio play `` under milk wood '' .
his first full-length album , self-titled `` lord cut-glass '' , was released on 22 june 2009 .
he has , furthermore , contributed two other tracks under the moniker of lord cut-glass .
the first , `` a sentimental song '' , released in march 2007 , was part of the scottish indie/folk compilation `` ballads of the book '' with lyrics written by the author alasdair gray .
it was released by record label chemikal underground which , as part of the delgados , woodward helped create in 1995 .
he also served as the record label 's director .
woodward has subsequently released one further track , `` maybe '' , as part of the compilation `` worried noodles '' .
in 2007 , `` the guardian '' wrote of his performance for `` ballads of the book '' : `` he is whispery , tremulous in the extreme , and his fragile folky melodies are bolstered with cello and violin ; a definite trope in the glasgow music scene . ''
he played his debut solo set as part of tigerfest in dunfermline on 16 may 2009 where he premiered material from his first solo album .
in reviewing his self-titled album , `` the scotsman '' called the work `` unconventional yet strangely compromising , one of the year 's best . ''
