Quill was a rock band that played extensively throughout New England, New York, and the mid-Atlantic states in the late 1960s, and gained national attention by performing at the original Woodstock Festival in 1969. The band was founded by two singer-songwriters and brothers from the Boston area, Jon and Dan Cole. Early days The basic line up included Roger North on drums, Norm Rogers on guitar and Phil Thayer on keyboard, saxophone, and flute, with Jon on bass and Dan doing the bulk of the lead vocals. However, as explained in detail below, instrumental flexibility was one of the band's most unusual features. Out of this combination, and with the Cole brothers' focus on original songwriting came 'Quill', which was then signed as a group to Amphion Management. The band spent 1967, 1968 and 1969 regularly playing rock venues in Boston, Providence, and New York, as well as many other smaller markets around the Northeast. Though Quill rarely played outside of their region, the show made it as far west as Aspen, Colorado. Success Quill opened for The Jeff Beck Group, The Who, The Kinks, Deep Purple, Buddy Guy, Blue Cheer, Sly and the Family Stone, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, and the comedian Steve Martin.. An appearance in the early summer of 1969 at Steve Paul's Scene in New York City resulted in Quill being invited to play at the Woodstock Festival. That night at the club also featured the first introduction of Johnny Winter to the NYC record industry crowd. Aside from the basic roles of each member of the band, the band was able to mount a variety of instrumental and vocal configurations to play specific songs. Roger North anchored the band on the drums and percussion. The other members of the band would often switch instruments to create different sounds and effects. Jon and Norm both sang some lead vocals while Dan might be playing guitar or trombone, forming a small horn section with Phil on sax; Jon would sometimes switch to guitar with Norm playing bass; Norm was known to trot out his cello on occasion; Phil even played bass while Norm and Dan played guitar and Jon sang; everyone participated in group vocals as needed. Though Dan was the primary front man for the band on stage, its ability to effectively and frequently change focal points and configurations was well-suited to the broad song writing