Haun 's Mill ( originally Haun 's Mill Massacre , inspired by the historic event ; the name was changed because it " pinned us as heavy metal to many people before they heard the band , plus it clouded their more upbeat songs " ) was formed in 2006 by Wren and Nord Anderson as a duo . The band was inspired by the song , Mt. Pleasant written by Nord Anderson about the small town of the same name , in Utah . A former costume designer , Wren began constructing costumes for the group . Haun 's Mill first performed on Halloween at Club Velour 's Annual Monkeygrinder Halloween Bash . The event was sold out . The group went on to perform in the 2009 Utah Arts Festival , Brown Bag Concert Series , Helper Arts Festival and had music featured in a number of films . The group expanded to a full band and included members : Nord ( vocals , guitar , banjo ) , Wren ( vocals , banjo , guitar , toy piano ) , Hyrum Summerhays ( accordion , piano ) , Mike Crandall ( stand-up bass ) and BB Melanson ( drums ) . The group recorded their first full band album at Audiospace in Salt Lake City and released it in June 2009
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