Phil Zimmerman

New England bluegrass musician, photographer, and author of the 2008 photo book, "Bluegrass Time". Died April 16, 2021 at the age of 76. Originally form the midwest. After college in New York, he remained in the northeast. Proficient on banjo, guitar, and autoharp, Zimmerman would mostly be seen playing mandolin and singing with a number of groups in New England. Among them were Last Fair Deal, North By Northeast, American Flyers, Heroes of Tradition, Traver Hollow, and Bluegrass Union. Zimmerman earned his living teaching middle school English and language arts, as well as providing private instruction on banjo, mandolin, and guitar in Connecticut. He went on to design and teach college courses in photography, and mentored art students in college. Over the years he was also active in arts administration and public relations, and took over management of Music Camps North in 2016 following the death of Mike Holmes, founder of Banjo Camp North and Mandolin Camp North in Massachusetts.