Eliza Wren - Haun's Mill

Haun's Mill

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, plus it clouded more upbeat songs") was formed in 2006 by Eliza 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, Eliza 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 Festiva, 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), Eliza (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.