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Kentucky Nonprofit Restores Lives Through Music and Crafts

4/7/2026

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In eastern Kentucky, the Troublesome Creek Stringed Instrument Company is a nonprofit established in 2019 by Doug Naselroad to aid recovery through lutherie.
It partners with local rehab centers to offer workshops in blacksmithing and ceramics.
A 2022 flood destroyed their facility.
Brian Owens, who has battled addiction for over two decades, finds purpose in the work.

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Story summary

In eastern Kentucky, the Troublesome Creek Stringed Instrument Company is a nonprofit established in 2019 by Doug Naselroad to aid recovery through lutherie.
It partners with local rehab centers to offer workshops in blacksmithing and ceramics.
A 2022 flood destroyed their facility.
Brian Owens, who has battled addiction for over two decades, finds purpose in the work.