Nakedly Examined Music #251: Dr. Alan Williams (Birdsong at Morning) @ThePartiallyExaminedLife
Nakedly Examined Music #251: Dr. Alan Williams (Birdsong at Morning)  @ThePartiallyExaminedLife
Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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.

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