Ralph was billed as appearing on the Friday (17 Oct) at the 'Horse Pens 40 Fall Bluegrass Festival' in Steele, Alabama.

The festival itself ran from 17-19 October, and other acts included: Lester Flatt, McLain Famly, Marshall Family, Scooter & Glen, JD Whited, Three-On-A-String, Briartown Boys, Dixie Bluegrass Boys, and Gossman Bros.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the 'Horse Pens 40 Fall Bluegrass Festival' at Horse Pens 40, Steele, Alabama.

Other acts included: Foster Family String Band, Glenn Tolbert Band, Hickory Ridge, Golden River Grass, Tumberlin Gap Cloggers, High Cotton Cloggers, Cider Mill String Band, Sullivan Family, Backwoods Band, Gospel-Aires, Southern Natural Grass, and others.

Ralph was listed as appearing (at some point) at the final "Horsepens 40 Bluegrass Festival" in Steele, Alabama. As the band had another overlapping booking, they may not have appeared on all three days.

The festival itself ran from 15-17 October and other acts included: Norman & Nancy Blake, Sally Mountain Show, Foster Family String Band, High Cotton Cloggers, Wild Oates, Glenn Tolbert, Golden River Grass, Cider Mill String Band, Three On A String, and Southern Natural Grass.

Ralph had a show at the Old Rock School, Valdese, North Carolina. Also on the bill were Larry Sparks and George Shuffler. Tickets cost $10 in advance, or $12 on the door. Newspaper articles mention that John Shuffler also a guest appearance.

Raph appeared as part of Ricky Skaggs' Pickin' Party at the Grand Palace, Branson, Missouri. The show also featured: Bill Monroe, Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice Unit, Osborne Bros., and the Nashville Bluegrass Band.

Ralph was listed as appearing (at some point) at the '10th Annual Bluegrass & Bluegrass Gospel Family Reunion', Dixieland Music Park, Waldo, Florida.

The festival itself ran from 17-19 October and other acts included: Boyd Bros., Gilbert Hancock, Furman Boyce, Larkin Family, Heaven's Echos, White Sands, and Gary Waldrep.

Ralph had a show listed in Princeton, West Virginia.

Ralph appeared at a Benefit show for Jeffrey Brown, along with: Tony Brown & Friends, County Line, Bluegrass Kinsmen, and Mac Puckett with the Shiloh Mountain Boys. Tickets cost $8.

Jeffrey Brown had played bass/sang tenor for Larry Sparks and was undergoing medical treatment at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville.

Ralph had a show at the Shedd Arts Institute, Eugene, Oregon.