About Us!
Jimmy Drummond
Jimmy Drummond is the band's guitarist and lead vocalist. Jimmy is a founding member of the band formed in 1980. Jimmy is a native of Strasburg, VA. He's piloted the group through 45 years of personnel changes, while maintaining a consistently high level of performance and audience growth.
Jamie Thomas
Jamie start playing guitar around age 11. At age 19 he started to mess around with an old violin that an Aunt had given him. After playing for a summer in a band from West Virginia, he put his fiddle away for 35 years. He brought it out in 2016 and now is with Five of a Kind. Jamie lives with his wife Karen in Orkney Springs, VA.
Steve Spence
Steve joined the band in 2021 on bass. Steve has played in a variety of settings since moving to Strasburg, but has loved bluegrass since he began playing banjo at age 12. He's appeared on recordings with the Grass Reflection, Cliff Waldron, Paul Williams and Mike Henderson.
Del Purkey
D.G. "Del" Purkey joined the band in February 2022 and plays the five-string bano. He started playing in the Washington DC area for his father's band, Bob Purkey and the Bluegrass Travelers in 1969. He also played for several bluegrass and country rock bands as well.