History Music / LindseyStirling

** Since Lindsey doesn't usually sing, she brings in guest artists for the vocals. So far the list comprises Music/TylerWard, [[Music/{{Halestorm}} Lzzy Hale]], [[Music/MegAndDia Dia Frampton]], Music/ChristinaPerri, Music/CaraFaye, Music/DanAndShay, Music/ZZWard, Music/RajaKumari, [[Music/{{Weezer}} Rivers Cuomo]], Music/{{Lecrae}}, Rooty, Music/AndrewMcMahonInTheWilderness, Music/SabrinaCarpenter, Music/BeckyG, Music/TromboneShorty, and [[Music/AllTimeLow Alex Gaskarth]].

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She often goes barefoot on stage and in videos and photos.

* ProperTightsWithASkirt: As revealed in her autobiography, Lindsey has all her stage and video clothes specially designed to be "modest in a specific way", in keeping with her Mormon faith. Bare arms are fine(though she rarely bares her shoulders), and even when wearing a skirt she almost always is also wearing something on her legs(pantyhose, tights, yoga pants, jeans); there are a few pictures out there of her with bare legs, but not many. About the only time she goes bare-legged is in her "Carol of the Bells" video, where she wears a blue ballerina-ish leotard, and in that one she covers it up with a transparent gauzy skirt. She also never wears anything that reveals any more than the absolute barest hint of cleavage.

* BareYourMidriff: In her music video "Guardian", she wears a mesh top that shows off her belly.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The violin with the trumpet bell in "Roundtable Rival" is designed after the real-life Stroh violin.

* GenreMashup: Puts violins in songs of different genres. She takes it UpToEleven with her cover of "Radioactive" by Music/ImagineDragons, incorporating her {{dubstep}} backing tracks and ACappella group {{Music/Pentatonix}}.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQb2axKpuw Star Wars Medley]]" Lindsey is dressed as Leia, with the traditional long white dress and hair coils. However, her dress is fitted and she wears heels, unlike the original.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Puts violins in songs of different genres. She takes it UpToEleven with her cover of "Radioactive" by Music/ImagineDragons, incorporating her {{dubstep}} backing tracks and ACappella group {{Music/Pentatonix}}.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: On occasion she'll either dye her hair odd colors or wear a wig. She dyed her hair blue portraying a subway musician in the video for her cover of Music/LeonardCohen's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VzprYCxPBQ Hallelujah]]''.

* PlayfulPursuit: In ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b50Gb3bPNI8 Between Twilight]]'' video, which culminates in DanceOfRomance with lots of magical light butterflies.

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** Lindsey herself cameoed on Music/{{Evanescence}}'s album ''Synthesis'', playing violin on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIGaRwEkZPk "Hi-Lo"]]. Music/AmyLee returned the favor by singing "Shatter Me" on their subsequent co-headlining tour.

** "Elements" got [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqtKpLUd3Ng a remix]] ahead of the premiere of ''Series/{{Dracula}}''. The new version features a much darker video involving vampires, and the music is orchestral rather than dubstep.

* SoundtrackDissonance: In the ''Lord of the Rings'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQiNVk_u0po medly]], the only costumes she wears are pretty and innocent dresses in a Hobbiton setting -- slightly out of place when the piece moves on to battle themes.

* TheApunkalypse: The music video for "The Arena" takes place in a rare semi-peaceful, bandit-free version.

* SceneryPorn: Lots of videos are filmed in wild and beautiful locations (most of them reachable within an hour's drive from Provo, Utah), and the camera makes full use of this; it's part of the reason for the OrbitalShot mentioned above.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: Due in part to Lindsey's devout Mormon upbringing, her cover of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ke-sS8dPKk Thrift Shop]] with Tyler Ward is cleaned up considerably.

* CheerfulChild: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g9poWKKpbU We Found Love]]" was made in Kenya and includes a number of local people. Some are children who she holds briefly or plays with. She also performs in their classroom, and they clap along happily. Later, she describes what an honor it was to be with them.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She often goes barefoot on stage an in videos and photos.

Her main [=YouTube=] channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/user/lindseystomp here]], and her vlog/behind the scenes channel, Lindsey Time, can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/user/LindseyTime here]]. She also has [[http://www.lindseystirling.com/ her own website]].

Her autobiography "The Only Pirate At The Party" which she collaborated with her sister Brooke S. Passey was released on January 12, 2016.

* Adorkable: A lot of her video work is built around her embodiment of this trope.