Cheers Rain. We might just be related. I'm French Cajun. My mom is a Foret. I know the Forets all came from Canada. Anyway, I dont have a thick Cajun accent but I do have a bit of it. A word like "That" can sound more like "Dat" if Im not careful.
Btw, I can understand not wanting everyone to hear ur music but if u played it for one or two friends or musicians you'd prob get some useful, objective feedback. It's good to put urself out there a bit.
That reminds me of back in the day, I was considered one of the local guitar heros in my area and I used to go to all the jam nights. I rem this one older guy who was just learning to play and although he wasnt very good, we all admired him for having the courage to get on stage. He would constantly ask us for advice and we'd all encourage him and give him feedback.
I ended up getting busy with my own band so I didn't hit the jam nights for a while. Anyway, about a year later I went to a jam night where he played and I COULD NOT BELIEVE how good he got. It was like a Robert Johnson thing. You'd swear he sold his soul.
So yeah, there's def a benefit to putting urself out there and letting a few outside ears hear ur stuff. That's up to u of course but Id encourage u to push ur comfort zone a bit. Rock On!