Hey Kid,
Good to hear you are so dedicated to your job. I have to say that I've done a little bit of that type work and I didn't like any part of it. Any job that starts out with water, mud, and a shovel is not good at all. I realize a backhoe does the bulk of the digging but as you know, they can only get so close to that pipe before the poor bastard with the shovel has to take over. Yuck!!! For those who have never had to dig in mud, there is an adhesive effect that the mud does not want to seperate. It takes a strong back and a lot of pressure before you hear that suction sound and pull out a shovel full of mud. Then you strain your guts to lift that heavy mass to the top of the hole; only to find the mud doesn't want to come off the shovel. You have to lift and shake just to get most of it to let go. That is truly hard work. I'm glad it's you and not me. By the way, I sure hope Sissy gets to feeling better.
Now, about you wanting to sing your songs out in public. That is fine but without learning the guitar you will have to depend on a guitar player to perfom the rhythm for you. Maybe you'll be able to do that once or twice just to get it out of your system. The only other caution I would give you is your voice. You have a very nice voice but your mechanics need some work. That means your timing, pitch, and enunciation. Keep doing what you are doing because practice is what it takes, and maybe even some coaching along the way. We have spoken about that before. Just be careful not to rush things and try to play out before you are ready. That's all I'm sayin.
Have fun at the festival, good for you knowing and writing with most of the artist's that will perform. You're certainly trying and your hard work is paying off for you, even if it's only writing more songs with more artist's. That is a good thing.
OD
Oh, try to clean up a little bit before your next co-write. According to your photo, that last one got a little messy.
It looked like you were trying to co-write a song about mud wrestling. I hope it wasn't with a guy. Ha!!!