The Script have recently completed a successful tour of the UK and Ireland and their second album, Science and Faith is #1 on the charts there. I’m sure US fans will give it similar honors when it is released in the US on Sept 21st (see link below to pre-order your copy).

The Script returns to the US next month. See widget below for tickets.

October 2010

10/11/2010 San Diego, CA – House of Blues, USA
10/12/2010 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern, USA
10/13/2010 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore, USA
10/15/2010 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom, USA
10/16/2010 Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO, USA
10/17/2010 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona State Fair, USA
10/19/2010 Denver, CO – Ogden, USA
10/20/2010 Dallas, TX – House of Blues, USA
10/22/2010 Minneapolis, MN – State Theater, USA
10/23/2010 Chicago, IL – Riviera, USA
10/24/2010 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre, USA
10/26/2010 Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Murat Center, USA
10/28/2010 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse, USA
10/29/2010 Orlando, FL – House of Blues, USA
10/30/2010 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing, USA

November 2010

11/01/2010 Norfolk, VA – Norva, USA
11/02/2010 Washington DC – 9:30 Club, USA
11/04/2010 New York, NY/Terminal 5, USA
11/05/2010 New York, NY – Terminal 5, USA
11/06/2010 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory, USA
11/07/2010 Boston, MA – House of Blues, USA

For any readers who do not know what Arthur’s Day is let me give you a little background. Arthur is Arthur Guinness. Arthur’s Day began last year on Sept 23rd to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the lease for the property in St James Gate which became the brewery of the world renowned Guinness Beer. If your math is a poor as mine, I’ll tell you that the year the original lease was signed was 1759, thus the official Arthur’s Day toast takes place at 17:59 (one minute before 6 PM) in whatever timezone you happen to find yourself in on Sept 23rd to be followed, naturally, by many more liftings of the pint of that nectar of the gods otherwise known as Guinness Stout. I am a big fan of the Extra Stout myself.

We are planning an Arthur’s Day Celebration here at Fanrealm. Since the battle of the bands worked out so well for the official celebration, why not go with that? If you know of a band you’d like to suggest or are a band who would be included please use the Contact Us link at in the upper right hand corner of the page to suggest a band. The band has to either play Celtic Music, Be Irish or be Indie and perform acoustic, rock, or alternative type music (no rap, hip hop, country, major pop stars, religious etc) – anyone we have already featured would be a sure bet or a similar band. Another thing is they should have a ReverbNation widget or embeddable YouTube Video so we can put in on the Arthur Day post, failing that a place where their music can be heard like myspace, lastfm, bandcamp etc. The band can have one single member also.

We will make the post before it is officially Arthur’s hour anywhere so start suggesting now so we can have the widgets or links ready to go for the party. If you want your favorite band to be heard – let us know who they are. BTW BYOB

Here are the widgets for two of the Official Arthur’s Day winners. The other two didn’t have them. Note to musicians – these widgets are worth their weight in gold for people who want to help promote you. Just sayin’……….

Maud in Cahoots

Empire Saints

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To accomplish this worthy goal they will be holding showcases on Thursdays from July 15- August 5th. For more info and to register, bands of legal age, are asked to go to their website http://www.guinness.com/en-ie/arthursday/our_thursdays.html

We can only hope that once Arthur’s Day, Sept 23, becomes a National Holiday in Ireland they take the campaign world wide. International Arthur’s Day has a pretty nice ring to it, don’t you think? Guinness could give the entire music industry and a lot of bands a much needed boost by thinking globally. Let the record show (hey they have a whole book on records) that Fanrealm is more than willing to do all we can to promote International Arthur Day. Arthur Guinness gave us a wonderful elixir that is not only good for you but can help the sagging economy and quite possibly even promote world peace so he certainly deserves a day! Great music and Great beer – what’s not to like?

Be sure to stop by their facebook page and show your support http://www.facebook.com/GuinnessIreland

If you are in favor of an International Arthur Day let your voice be heard by voting in our poll in the column at the right.

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From Foodbuzz.com submitted by RedHeadEv

Guinness Beer Can Turkey with Coffee Rub recipe

Be sure to use a small turkey that you can roast in the oven or on the grill.

Ingredients

1 8-10 lb turkey, thawed, gizzards and neck removed
1 can Guinness beer
a few sprigs each of sage, rosemary, and thyme

Brine

1 cup kosher salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 gallon water
1 1/2 gallons heavily iced water

Rub

2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon freshly finely ground expresso coffee
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning

Gravy

4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
4 cups turkey stock, and the what’s left of the liquid in the beer can
Turkey stock
turkey neck
giblets
1/2 onion
1 teaspoon dried sage
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
5 cups water

Method

Add salt and sugar to a large sauce pot. Add 1/2 gallon of the water and bring to a boil. Boil until everything is dissolved. Let the mixture cool, and add to a large pot or container, large enough for your bird. Add the heavily iced water, and make sure the mixture is ice cold before adding the bird. Add the bird and brine for 8-24 hours in the refrigerator.

Preheat oven or grill to 350 degrees. Remove the bird and discard the brine. Rinse bird very well and pat dry. Mix all rub ingredients well, then rub the turkey with the spices all over. Open the beer, and pour about 1/4 cup out, and stuff the herb sprigs into the can. Put the beer can in the holder, if using, and place the turkey on the beer can. The butt of the bird should be sitting on the can. Roast until internal temperature of the thickest part of the breast is 161 degrees. When the bird has reached temperature, remove from the oven or grill and wrap with aluminum foil for at least 1 hour before carving.

While turkey is cooking, make the stock for the gravy. Add the turkey neck, gizzards, and spices to a saucepan. Add 5 cups of water. Bring to boil, and then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for about 2 hours, while turkey is roasting. Stock is done when meat is coming away from the neck bone. Strain stock before using. Melt butter in skillet. Sprinkle in flour. Cook the roux until it has browned, and is fragrant. Whisk in turkey stock. Bring back to a boil, and reduce to a simmer.

From fosterfarms.com

Guinness Turkey Stew

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups Diced Foster Farms Turkey Thighs or Chicken Thighs
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups mushrooms (sliced)
1 cup diced onion
3/4 cup diced celery
3/4 cup diced carrots
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 cups Guinness Beer
2 cups peeled and diced russet potatoes
3 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 tablespoon flour
salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large pot heat oil and saute diced thigh until golden brown. Add mushrooms, onion, celery, carrots and garlic, saute until mushrooms become golden brown.
2. Add Guinness and reduce by half. Add diced potatoes and chicken broth, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
3. In a separate pan melt butter and mix in flour. Heat flour and butter until mixture becomes dark brown.
4. Add flour and butter mixture to stew while mixing vigorously until thickened.
5. Continue to simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours and serve.

from Emily Szopa at Examiner.com

Guinness-garbanzo turkey chili

20 oz. ground turkey, extra lean
1 large yellow onion, diced
1 med. zucchini, diced
1 cup Guinness
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. cumin
1 tsp. chili powder
3 dashes Cholula (or your favorite hot sauce)
2 dashes cinnamon
28 oz. can diced tomatoes
14.5 oz. can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
15 oz. can black beans
15 oz. can chickpeas/garbanzo beans
1 roasted poblano chile*, diced
2 tbsp. diced jalepeno (I use the kind that comes in jars, but a fresh, roasted jalepeno is even better)
2 c. beef stock

In a 6 quart pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Saute the onions until translucent, then crumble the ground turkey into the pot and cook until slightly browned, using a spoon to break the turkey into smaller bits. Add cumin, cinnamon, chili, hot sauce and a dash of kosher salt and stir to incorporate. Add Guinness and simmer for 15 minutes.

At this point, you can add everything else and stir to combine. Bring the chili to a boil, then reduce heat and cover with a lid, but leave the lid slightly ajar. Simmer for an hour and a half, then remove lid and simmer for another hour. I like my chili thick, so I consider it done once the spoon will stand up in the pot on its own. Even if you like your chili a little less thick, you still want to simmer this mixture for at least 2 hours. Like almost any soup or chili, it’s even better the next day.

Serve topped with crispy tortilla strips and shredded sharp cheddar. Serves 8.

Happy Turkey day! Enjoy it!

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