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Paul Martin, Rockland Road sow seeds through music

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Paul Martin, right, plays the guitar while members of his family group, Rockland Road, sing ‘God Bless the USA’ at the Kentucky State Fair, August 18, 2024. From left are March, Jamie, Texas, Kell and Paul Martin.

Excellence in multiple genres has led to spot in Kentucky Music Hall of Fame

By John Herndon, KentuckySings.com

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — If you are talking about Kentucky music, somewhere along the line you have to talk about Paul Martin.

If you know the history of the local rock music scene around Lexington, you have to know Paul from his days in Charlie’s Garage and The Bunch. You might even know about Ambush, a local band Paul joined while attending George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester. 

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Winchester Musicianary releases innovative Christmas EP

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Trish Torline’s newest project consists solely of original work

By John Herndon, KentuckySings.com

When an artist describes her calling as that of being a musicianary chances are she will have some extraordinary projects.

Such is the case for Trish Torline, a Winchester resident whose six-song EP, “All Hearts Come Home for Christmas,” was released Dec. 4. The self-produced project consists of totally fresh material, all written or co-written by Torline.

The theme is decidedly Christian, in keeping with Torline’s musicianary status, about which she talked with KentuckySings in 2018. You can read that story here.

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