Welcome to the forums, Duncan!
We have a great group of people here, and I think you'll like hanging out here. Everyone is really friendly, and it has become my favorite songwriters' forum on the internet so far. I don't even go to any others any more.
I'm fairly new myself; I've only been active since December 2015 (my profile says 2014, but that's when I first signed up, not when I actually got active).
I recommend taking a look around, reading the guidelines for the "Lyrics", "Works in Progress", and "Finished Songs" forums, and checking out some of the music already here, I'll be looking forward to seeing some of your work here, as well.
Vicki