Henry Thomas - Going Up The Country (1928)

[Ptah]

[JenniferJuniper]

1. Little did he know, 40 years later

his tune would end up being the Woodstock unofficial theme song.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. The "Flute" Is Actually A Quill

I thought it sounded too woody to be a regular flute so I looked it up.
I found 3 different references to Henry playing the quill, or having someone play it during the song.
The quill is a pan flute, where there's a different tube for each note. Some are just one piece, like a fife.
https://sohl.com/2011/01/20/the-quills-the-forgotten-american-folk-woodwind/

[BluesRunTheGame]

3. Found a video of Dom Flemons demonstrating the quills.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Interesting

Nice find! That was fun.