Chris Ghent Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Interesting interview, good to see pictures... https://blog.mcneelamusic.com/2019/05/22/interview-with-chris-algar-of-barleycorn-concertinas/?fbclid=IwAR3Xeu3ZjBIdG1-xZDlPxkSrWm29wPuXLm3AuwwwFGCTFgLnCLEll5NJpUc 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcr27 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 There is a part of the interview where Chris Algar says: “It was around the late 1980s when the concertina boom really started in Ireland and Ireland then took over a greater proportion of my business. The crash of 2008 changed all that. For a couple of years I struggled to find customers and everyone held their breath to see how bad it was going to get“ Could anyone explain me what happened in 2008? I wasn’t into concertinas back then and I’d like to know. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 14 minutes ago, rcr27 said: Could anyone explain me what happened in 2008? I wasn’t into concertinas back then and I’d like to know. He will be referring to the worldwide financial crisis we're all aware of, rather than a concertina-related "crash"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcr27 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Oh I see I thought it was to do with the concertina market. Thanks for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 The crash hit especially hard in Ireland, which apparently had a big effect on Chris's market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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