Craig, I hate to disagree with Don but I believe it to be your plain and simple penny whistle or Irish whistle, available at most music shops for 10 bucks or less. they haven't been a penny for some time. They are fairly simple to play too. If your'e wanting to try a fife you can buy one circa the type used in the revolutionary and civil war from Dixie Gun Works in Gunpowder Tenn. They got a toll free # and I am sure are on the net.