The North Mississippi Allstars may not have been bona fide all-stars when they formed as a trio nearly thirty years ago, but the Brothers Dickinson have certainly attained that status by now. They proved their worthiness with a set that went way beyond their expected two-hour timeframe on Thursday at HopMonk Tavern in Novato.

After the playful rhythms of “Barnyard Funk” and a contemplative instrumental version of bluegrass gospel classic, “I’m Using My Bible for a Road Map,” mandolin master Mark Stoffel is back with a straight-ahead breakdown that’s as fast and flashy as a chef’s knife in the hands of a master — and that comparison, he confesses, is no accident.

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After a moody original instrumental, “Donner Pass,” Mountain Home Music Company’s husband-wife duo of Benson are back with a reminder that nothing makes a better bluegrass song than a country song — in this case, an entry from Dwight Yoakam’s Kentucky-by-way-of-Bakersfield classic 1987 album, Hillbilly Deluxe.