…that’s what Nick has, for unexpected musical moments. Here’s George Hrab, offering a lot for the viewer to consider:

E.M.D. (Eat My Dust) is, for my money, David Grisman’s most paradigm-shattering tune, and made its first appearance on the 1976 David Grisman Quintet record. The mandolin parts are wonderful, but Tony Rice’s guitar break
(this one)
forever changed my conception of what the guitar could be made to do. There are several versions of the tune out there in YouTube land, each demonstrating different facets of the tune and showcasing the approaches of virtuoso players:

Grisman Quartet, early 1980s I think. Tony’s break: 1:10-1:45

Bluegrass All-Stars, with Alison Krauss. Tony’s break: 2:40-3:20 (good sound but jerky video)

Tim May and David Harvey, the tune starting after 3:30

I’m a sucker for mandocellos, and you don’t often get to see/hear them in duet:

(The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, via Suburban Guerrilla… especially love the bit about Appalachian folksong collectors in Plus-4s)

Laura Marling:

update: lyrics, and I like this version better except for the faulty synch:

via Klezmer Shack, a wonderful version of the Klezmer standard ‘Papirosn’ by the Argentinian Zully Goldfarb:

(lyrics for the Yiddishly clueless)

a master of spare but utterly original accompaniment:

John Zorn and the Masada Trio (thanks Daniel!):