<description>&lt;p&gt;Alan released two albums with folk-rock band Knots and Crosses in the early 90s, put out one solo album, then became a recording engineer and earned a PhD in ethnomusicology. He released three albums between 2010-2019 fronting Birdsong at Morning and put out two more solo albums.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We discuss "Just Like Water" (and listen at the end to "Somewhere There's a Train") from &lt;em&gt;Floating on the Dreamline&lt;/em&gt; (2026), "The Great Escape" by Birdsong at Morning from &lt;em&gt;A Slight Departure&lt;/em&gt; (2015), and the title track to &lt;em&gt;Curve of the Earth&lt;/em&gt; (1993) by Knots and Crosses. Intro: "Neon Dreaming," originally from &lt;em&gt;Evidence&lt;/em&gt; (1994). More at &lt;a href="https://alanwilliamsevidence.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;alanwilliamsevidence.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor:&lt;/strong&gt; Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at &lt;a href= "https://gusto.com/nem"&gt;gusto.com/nem.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at &lt;a href= "https://nakedlyexaminedmusic.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;nakedlyexaminedmusic.com&lt;/a&gt;. Support us at &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey

PEL Presents NEM#251: Dr. Alan Williams (Birdsong at Morning)

APR 25, 202695 MIN
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

PEL Presents NEM#251: Dr. Alan Williams (Birdsong at Morning)

APR 25, 202695 MIN

Description

Alan released two albums with folk-rock band Knots and Crosses in the early 90s, put out one solo album, then became a recording engineer and earned a PhD in ethnomusicology. He released three albums between 2010-2019 fronting Birdsong at Morning and put out two more solo albums. We discuss "Just Like Water" (and listen at the end to "Somewhere There's a Train") from Floating on the Dreamline (2026), "The Great Escape" by Birdsong at Morning from A Slight Departure (2015), and the title track to Curve of the Earth (1993) by Knots and Crosses. Intro: "Neon Dreaming," originally from Evidence (1994). More at alanwilliamsevidence.com. Sponsor: Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/nem. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.