Ian’s Blog 14th September 2025

Aldora Britain Records has recently released Young River Poet Vol. X: A 50-Song Collection From Around The World In Support of 4 Year old Loxley Johnson's Fight Against Cancer by Various Artists. This is the 10th release in the 'Young River Poet' series. These collections of music raise money for Loxley Johnson and his family, a 4 year-old Canadian boy who has tragically been diagnosed with cancer. He is now facing at least two years of chemotherapy. Loxley is the son of Jo Johnson, a singer-songwriter, member of the River Poets, and an active member of the global music community. The money raised by Aldora Britain Records will help ease the Johnsons' financial stress at this time, whether that be additional treatment for Loxley or to cover the costs of becoming fulltime caregivers throughout this period. If you are reading this, then please do buy this collection of music for £10 or more. The album includes my song called ‘All That For Nothing’ which is track number 48 on the album. Dave Clifford helped me with the recording of the song. My song was composed after reading about the grandfather of my friend Graham Moores. His grandfather was in the army during the First World War but was lucky not to be involved in any fighting. He spent most of his time during this period in India and then he was also in Siberia helping the White Russians against the Bolsheviks. He ended up travelling around the world to get back home to England when the war had ended. He wrote that it was all for nothing really. I guess he felt that his contribution to the war effort was a bit of a waste of time. I hope that Graham will help me to record another version of my song for our Five Boys First World War project. https://thealdorabritainrecords.bandcamp.com/track/all-that-for-nothing