Gallery: YouTube's Nerdy Fiddlers Strike a Chord With Geeks

  • Lindsey Stirling
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    *Violinist Lindsey Stirling's amazing* Lord of the Rings *medley follows her earlier YouTube hit based on themes from the* Legend of Zelda *videogame series.*
  • ViolinTay
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    *Theme from* Chrono Trigger *by Taylor, aka [ViolinTay](http://www.youtube.com/user/ViolinTay)*
  • JasonYangViolin
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    *Theme from* Skyrim *by Jason Yang, aka [JasonYangViolin](http://www.youtube.com/user/JasonYangViolin)*
  • gbritaney
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    *"Aerith's Theme" from* Final Fantasy VII *by Britaney, aka [gbritaney](http://www.youtube.com/user/gbritaney)*
  • lara6683
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    *Theme from* Halo *by Lara, aka [lara6683](http://www.youtube.com/user/lara6683)*
  • JTehAnonymous
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    *"Forest Maze" from* Super Mario RPG *by John, aka [JTehAnonymous](http://www.youtube.com/user/JTehAnonymous)*
  • BenChanViolin
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    *"Cherry Blossom Storm" from* Okami *by Ben Chan, aka [BenChanViolin](http://www.youtube.com/user/BenChanViolin)*
  • mangdiws
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    *Medley from* Super Mario Galaxy *by Diwa de Leon, aka [mangdiws](http://www.youtube.com/user/mangdiws)*
  • Lindsey Stirling
    09

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    *Medley from* The Legend of Zelda *by Lindsey Stirling, aka [lindseystomp](http://www.youtube.com/user/lindseystomp)*
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