Dave Haas
Dave Haas lives in Charleston, West Virginia, and has been playing the mountain dulcimer since 1990. He teaches dulcimer in both private and group settings, and was the founding member of the “Almost Heaven Dulcimer Club” in Charleston. Dave loves to share the mountain dulcimer and its history with schools, churches, civic organizations, and has even brought the dulcimer to those in prison. He has taught and performed with the dulcimer in more than 30 states and in the United Kingdom, and is a popular instructor at dulcimer festivals.
Dave also plays the guitar and sings. He has released seven dulcimer instructional book/CDs (including the very popular Let’s Jam! program), four instrumental dulcimer CDs, and a popular dulcimer chord chart. He performs solo and with others as a musical duo. Together with Bob Webb, Dave has released two CDs: Here Comes The Sun and Starry, Starry Night as a dulcimer/guitar duo. He also released What a Wonderful World and Going Home, featuring Bob Webb and his son, Mark Haas. All the CDs contain dulcimer instrumentals with mostly guitar accompaniment, providing an easy-listening mix of Old Time, Celtic, Christian and Contemporary music.
Dave enjoys leading music on Christian retreat experiences such as Kairos Prison Ministry, The Walk To Emmaus, Cursillo, and Teens Encounter Christ (TEC). He is also a retired emeritus professor of chemistry the University of Charleston, where one of his favorite teaching activities was singing chemistry songs (on dulcimer and guitar) with his students.
