ReString Appalachia

05/07/2026

05/01/2026

04/20/2026

For the last 4 months, we’ve been taking in applications, vetting, communicating, acquiring instrument and gear, fundraising, coordinating shipping and logistics to bring musical aid to Jamaican musicians whose lives and careers were hit by Hurricane Melissa last October.

Somehow, we made it happen internationally for the first time, and boy did we learn a lot. This would not have been possible without our partners:




We are so grateful to be in this position and help musicians. More to share over the coming weeks about this trip 🇯🇲

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04/14/2026

We're joining up with our friends at Civil Provisions and Bar in Signal Mountain, TN for a Bluegrass Brunch this Sunday! Join us to enjoy music from John Davis and Tigris Nevans and great food from Civil - and enter to win a Martin Guitar! Thank you to everyone at Civil for supporting ReString Appalachia!

04/14/2026

We have arrived in Kingston and are making deliveries to our Jamaican applicants! Stay tuned and check into our Instagram stories for updates. We will also share this journey over the next week.

04/02/2026

On this , here's a look back at ABC News' feature on our western North Carolina instrument relief work. This is why we're here: helping put instruments back into the hands of folks who lost them in natural disasters. Learn more and get involved at restringappalachia.org. ❤️🪕

03/31/2026

Meet Charlise, one of our instrument recipients affected by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina.

Charlise grew up in South Carolina, and music has been part of her life since elementary school. "I went through an arts program, starting with violin, then cello - but found my love for the double bass. I have been part of the SC Allstate and regional Charleston orchestra playing bass in high school (2012-16) eventually becoming part of jazz band... music has been my escape since forever."

After high school, Charlise pivoted to a career in healthcare, but always kept her love of music. It was her healthcare role that brought her to Asheville, where she was living when Helene hit. After the storm, Charlise found her home flooded and covered in mud.

"When I saw the mud on my bass and electric guitar I didn’t want anything to do with music anymore," says Charlise. "I couldn’t even find the will to bring it out after seeing the damage done... but now I miss it a year later."

Charlise, now living in Charleston after being displaced by the flood, reached out to us with her story last fall. Of course, we wanted to help - and so did our partners at Krutz Strings. We sent Charlise a bass and electric guitar, and soon she'll receive a new cello from Krutz as well.

Charlise says these instruments will help her rebuild the love for music that she lost - and we think her smile says it all. This is why we're here. ❤️

To learn more about our instrument relief work and get involved, visit us at restringappalachia.org!

03/27/2026

Chattanooga friends, join us tomorrow at The Daily Ration for a Bluegrass Brunch and Instrument Drive featuring music from Connor Vlietstra, Eb Saunders, and Trevor Holder!

Thanks so much to everyone at The Daily Ration for supporting ReString!

03/24/2026

We are sending our thoughts and love to the people of Hawaii who have been impacted by devastating flooding after days of heavy rain and strong winds. If you are able to help, here are some trusted organizations that are on the ground providing support:⁠
Hawai‘i Foodbank
Hawaii Community Foundation
Hawaiian Humane Society

Photos by NBC News/Getty Images

03/23/2026

If you're new here, welcome! And if you've been around for awhile, thank you. Either way, as ReString Appalachia continues to grow, we think it's so important to continue sharing the story of how we got started.

We are an instrument relief nonprofit whose mission is to give free, quality instruments to those who lose them from natural disasters.⁠ Our initiative began in western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. This is a clip from a feature on CBS Saturday Morning in 2025 highlighting some of our instrument recipients.
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Since then, we've delivered more than 900 instruments (and counting!) to victims in 5 disaster zones, gotten our 501(c)(3) nonprofit designation, and raised more than $275,000 to support our instrument relief mission. And this is just the beginning. To learn more about our initiative and how you can get involved, visit us online at restringappalachia.org!
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