Katelyn Baas

Katelyn Baas

Uplifting Acoustic Music on the Hammered Dulcimer and Guitar

Katelyn Baas (pronounced bahs), of northern Michigan, is an arranger and performer of uplifting acoustic music featuring guitar and hammered dulcimer. She released her debut album, The Way of the Cross Leads Home, in 2020, and was a finalist in the 2024 National Hammer Dulcimer Championship. Listeners describe her music as the kind that touches people where nothing else can.

Her most recent releases are a fingerstyle guitar album Showers of Blessing and the hammered dulcimer Christmas album Unto Us a Child Is Born. With extensive training in music theory, Katelyn continues to hone her skills in orchestration and arranging, with pieces performed by the Bells of Peace bell choir as well as the Cadillac Clam Lake Band.

She has released several music books, including Learn the Guitar through Hymns, and has had her albums reviewed by The Old Schoolhouse and Dulcimer Players News. Her music has been featured on local radio, and she has also performed and instructed at the Evart Funfest and the Midland Folk Music Festival.

Katelyn believes strongly that the purpose of music is to bring glory to God and to comfort, uplift, and bless his children. This passion inspires her to strive for excellence and encourage others to pursue music despite the challenges. Her desire is to bring life, light, and beauty into a dark world, pointing people to the true source of that life, light, and beauty—Jesus Christ.

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