WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
Evart Fun Fest Academy 3-Day Intensive
Workshops - July 13, 14, 15, 2026
Mountain Dulcimer - Advanced Beginner $145
9:00am-12:00pm
Improve your strum and fingering to play smoother and faster.
Learn backup chords in several positions and how to accompany others.
Discover ways to participate in jam sessions.
Learn to play slow tunes plucking the strings on-at-a-time (arpeggios).
Learn how to play harmonics and add them to your tunes.
DAD Tuning. Bring a capo and a smile!
Mountain Dulcimer - Intermediate $145 1:00-4:00plm
Learn to play faster, cleaner, and smoother.
Play slow songs with increased clarity and expression.
Learn 3-finger chord names and shapes all over the fretboard and how to smoothly transition between the shapes.
Learn how to accompany others playing the melody.
Become proficient with slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and harmonics.
Learn how to participate in jam sessions with mountain dulcimers and other instruments.
Discover how to use a capo to play in many keys.
Dave Haas is a popular mountain dulcimer teacher, performer and arranger from Charleston, WV. He travels frequently to provide concerts and worshops for dulcimer clubs and music festivals. His teaching methods are widely considered to be incredibly helpful and instructional for musicians of all levels. Dave has taught and performed in most of the United States and Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Dave is proud to be an Endorsing Artist for Folkcraft Instruments.
Contact him today for more information about merchandise and events!
David Schnaufer in Concert DVD
All proceeds to go Dulcimers for David Project.
$25.00
(+$2.99 shipping)
RECENT / UPCOMING EVENTS
FOOTMAD Old Time Winter Breakdown
February 7, 2026 dulcimer workshop / jams
Capital Complex, Building 9
Charleston, WV
https://www.footmad.org/oldtime-breakdown-weekend
Central Florida Dulcimer Festival
February 12-15, 2026
Mt. Dora, FL
Elaine Waltrop
https://centralfloridadulcimerfestival.com/
Melrose Dulcimer Gathering
February 21, 2026
Melrose, FL
Laurie Alsobrook
Pre-Gardner Fest Jamming
February 25-28, 2026
Euro-Suites Hotel, Morgantown, WV
Gardner Music Festival
February 28, 2026
South Middle School, Morgantown, WV
OHIO VALLEY GATHERING
March 20-22, 2026
Family Worship Center
Carrollton, KY
http://www.ohiovalleygathering.com/
Loudon Dulcimer Club
April 11, 2026
Presbyterian Church
Loudon, TN
Darlene Brazil
Knoxville Area Dulcimer Club
April 12, 2026
Knoxville, TN
Darlene Brazil
Appalachian Celebration
April 15, 2026
West Side Middle School
Charleston, WV
Becky Parks
Quarantunes Dulcimer Festival (Summer)
June 5-8, 2025
On-Line Zoom Festival
https://www.virtualdulcimerfest.com/
Gebhard Woods Dulcimer Festival
June 12-14, 2026
Goold Park
Morris, IL
Peggy Peryam
https://www.gebharddulcimer.org/
Kentucky Music Week
June 22-27, 2025
Location TBA
Bardstown, KY
Nancy Barker
https://www.kentuckymusicweek.com/
ODPC FunFest - 3 Day Pre-Fest Workshop
July 13-15, 2026
Morning - Advanced Beginners
Afternoon - Intermediate and Up
Osceola Country Fairgrounds, Evart, MI
ODPC FunFest
July 16-18, 2026
Osceola Country Fairgrounds, Evart, MI
Appalachian Stringband Festival (Pre-Festival)
July 24-29, 2026
Camp Washington Carver, Clifftop, WV
https://wvculture.org/explore/camp-washington-carver/string-band-music-festival/
Gateway Duclimer Festival
July 30-August 2, 2026
Four Points by Sheraton / Fountain Conference
Fairview Heights, IL
http://www.gatewaydulcimer.org/linked/festival.htm
New England Dulcimer Festival
August 7-9, 2026
Grace Christian School
Bennington, VT
Ellen Pratt and Bonnie Leigh
https://www.nedulcimerdays.com/
Ashland Dulcimer Club
August 15, 2026
Ashland Community Center
Ashland, Ohio
Gina Woods
J.P. Fraley Festival of Traditional Music
September 9-13, 2026
Carter Caves State Park, KY
Barb Kuhns
Dulcimer Chautauqua on the Walbash
October 1-4, 2026
New Harmony, IN
Rick Huffman
www.dulcimerchautauquaonthewabash.com
Black Mountain Dulcimer Festival
October 17-22, 2026
YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly
Black Mountain, NC
Chuck Moseley
https://www.blackmountainmusicfest.com/
Calypso Jam Cruise w Guy, Sharrie, and Dave
November 14-21, 2026
Mt. Dulcimer, Uke, Pennywhistle, Steel Drums
Celebrity Apex
Port Canaveral, FL
https://www.islandguymusic.com/guy-sharrie-s-calypso-cruise
