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Windsor-born singer Kelsi Mayne

may be accustomed to getting attention — but the thought of performing in front of thousands of country music fans is another matter.

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“Yes, of course, I’m nervous,” admitted Mayne about her upcoming participation in Boots and Hearts 2016

, a massive country music festival taking place in Barrie from Aug. 4 to 7.

“But when I remind myself that everyone else in the competition feels the same way, it helps to comfort me.”

That competition is the festival’s Emerging Artist Showcase

. Mayne is one of seven finalists who will get to perform two songs each. The order the finalists perform is determined by online voting (which ends this week at

bootsandhearts.com/showcase/

).

After the showcase, a panel of judges will choose two of the finalists to open for country music stars Chase Rice and Tim McGraw on the main stage the next day.

It could be Mayne’s biggest gig yet. Last year’s Boots and Hearts festival drew more than 40,000 people.