Ralph appeared on Saturday (27 Jul) as part of the "Country Music For City Folks" section of the Newport Folk Festival.

Other acts appearing on the Saturday "Country Music…" show included: Roy Acuff, Big Brother & the Holding Co. (inc. Janis Joplin), Jack Elliott, George Hamilton IV, BB King, Ken Threadgill & others.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the '6th Annual Georgia State Bluegrass Festival' on the Saturday / Sunday (27/28 July). A colour video with 25 minutes of Ralph's performance was produced by Jeff Glasserow/WGTV in 2inch reel-ro-reel and 3/4 inch cassette format… It was available from the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.

The festival itself ran from 19-28 July and other acts on the bill included: II Generation, Earl Scruggs Revue, Osborne Bros., School of Bluegrass Music, Jim & Jesse, Jimmy Martin, Reno-Harrell, James Monroe, Bluegrass Tarheels, Betty Fisher, Bill Monroe, Lewis Family, Mac Wiseman, Country Gentlemen, Shenandoah Cut-Ups. Doc Watson was also listed as 'hopefully' appearing on the final day…

Footage from the festival (including Ralph) was also broadcast on 28 Nov 1974 on Channel 8, according to the "Macon News" (Macon, GA), "Anderson Independent" (Anderson, SC). It was later rebroadcast in Aug-Oct 1976 in Indiana & Pennsylvania.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the '7th Annual Georgia State Bluegrass festival' at Shoal Creek Country Music Park, Lavonia, Georgia on the 2nd weekend (25-27th July). A colour video with 25 minutes of Ralph's performance was produced by Jeff Glasserow/WGTV in 2inch reel-ro-reel and 3/4 inch cassette format… It was available from the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.

The festival ran from 18-27th July. Other acts appearing on the 1st weekend included: Osborne Bros., Mac Wiseman, Charlie Monroe, and others. On the 2nd weekend, acts included: Bill Monroe, Lewis Family, Jim & Jesse, Reno-Harrell, James Monroe, Marshall Family, Charlie Moore, McLain Family, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday (27 Jul) with an afternoon & evening show at the '10th Annual George State Bluegrass Festival' at Lavonia, Georgia.

The festival itself ran from 21-30th July and other acts included: Lester Flatt, Osborne Bros., Lewis Family, Mac Wiseman, Uncle Josh Graves, Lost & Found, Chubby Anthony, Bill Harrell & the Virginians, Harold Morrison & Smoking Bluegrass, Country Gentlemen, Don Reno, Seldom Scene, Bill Monroe, James Monroe, Jim & Jesse, Hubert Davis & the Season Travelers, Bluegrass Alliance, American Bluegrass Express, Collins Boys, and Jones Bros.

Ralph was billed as appearing on all three days at the Wilson Bros., '2nd Annual Bluegrass Festival' in Warsaw, Kentucky.

Other acts included: Country Gentlemen, Goins Bros., Carl Story, Les Hall, Hillsiders, Kentucky Gentlemen, Muddy River, Ed Hamilton, Nipper Bros., Kentucky Blend, Anderson Family, Wilson Bros., Bluegrass Harvester's, and Bluegrass Flyers.

Ralph played on all four days at the 'Berkshire Mountains Bluegrass Festival', Foxhill-Hillsdale/Ancram, New York.

One track by Ralph plus a duet with Ralph and Jimmy Martin can be found on the 2×LP Berkshire Mountains Bluegrass Festival (Pigeon Roost P RR 001) 1985.

Ralph's banjo workshop from the event can also be found on Fred Robbins' website.

Other acts at the included: Osborne Bros., Seldom Scene, Buck White, Jimmy Martin, Mac Wiseman, Dan Crary, Del McCoury, Charlie McCoy, Spectrum, Don Stover, Quicksilver with Bobby Hicks, Ricky Skaggs, Red Allen, Pete Rowan / Tex Logan, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Marshall Family, and Sykes Boys.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday / Friday (26-27 Jul) at the 'Berkshire Mountains Bluegrass Festival' at Pine Grove Farm, Duanesburg, New York.

The festival itself ran from 26-29 July and other acts included: Seldom Scene, Osborne Bros., Doyle Lawson, Lewis Family, Hot Rize, Johnson Mountain Boys, Bluegrass Cardinals, Peter Rowan, Marty Stuart, Roy Husky Jr. & Mark O'Connor, Red Allen, Harley Allen - Mike Lilly Band, Goins Bros., Virginia Squires, Sykes Boys, Backroads Bluegrass, Green Grass Cloggers, and Emmylou Harris.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (27 Jul) at the 'Super 85 Jackson County Fairgrounds Bluegrass Festival' in Wellston, Ohio.

The festival itself ran from 25-28 July and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Mac Wiseman, Lewis Family, Jim & Jesse, Carl Story, Raymond Fairchild, Amazing Grass, Bluegrass 43, Bass Mountain Boys, Al Elam & the Stoney River Band, Warrior River Boys, J & Grass, West Family.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Sunday (27 Jul) at 'Bill Harrell's 7th Annual Bluegrass Jamboree' at Powhatan Rescue Squad Park, Powhatan, Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 25-27 July and other acts included: Bill Harrell, Mac Wiseman, Country Gentlemen, Lewis Family, Doyle Lawson, Boys From Indiana, Sally Mountain Show, Appalachian Express, Patent Pending, Virginia Rail, Outdoor Plumbing Co., and Hobbs & Partners.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday (27 Jul) at the Mole Lake Music Festival, in Mole Lake, Wisconsin.

The festival itself ran from 27-30 July and other acts included: Williams & Ree, Girls Next Door, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Neilson White Band, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Molly & the Haymakers, John Anderson, Shelly West, John Hartford, Doug Dillard Band, Marty Haggard, Sunnysiders, Seldom Scene, Steve Wariner, Joe Stamplet, Don McLean, Michael Johnson, and Sterling.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (27 Jul) at his '4th Annual Ralph Stanley Bluegrass Festival' in Mountain Music Park, Cana, Virginia. The program included a show by Ralph from 8:15 to 9:00 pm, and a reunion of Ralph Stanley & Charlie Sizemore 10:00 - 11:00 pm.

The festival itself ran from 27-29 July and other acts included: Tony Rice - JD Crowe & Confederate Agents, New Coon Creek Girls, Boys From Indiana, Charlie Sizemore, Appalachian Express, Skyline Bluegrass Express, Lee Highway Travelers, Tommy Sells & Big Country Bluegrass, Ronald Beavers, Midnight Ramblers, Redwing, Wildwood Girls, Doug (Fancy Dancer) Jacobs, Midnight Bluegrass, New Grayson Highlands, and Wes Golding & Surefire.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (27 Jul) at the Carter County Shrine Club 'First Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Olive Hill, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from 26-27 July and other acts included: Osborne Bros., Bluegrass Cardinals, Bloomin' Grass, Outdoor Plumbing Co., Del McCoury, New Coon Creek Girls, and Parmley & McCoury.

Ralph had a show listed in Newport, Tennessee. I expect this is erroneous however as there is another booking in Asheville, North Carolina on this date.

Ralph appeared as part of the Bele Chere festival in Asheville, North Carolina, headling the Saturday night on the Budweiser & TCI City-County Stage.

The festival itself ran from 26-28 July and included over 100 acts including: Percy Sledge, Lee Roy Parnell, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Trisha Yearwood, The Iguanas, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Cliff Eberhardt, Geno Delafose, Angelique Kidjo, and the Fairfield Four.

Ralph had a show at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Tickets cost $10 in advance, or $12 on the door.

Ralph appeared at one of the 'Bluegrass Night At The Ryman' shows at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennesee. Sharing the bill was Larry Sparks. Tickets cost $16.

Ralph played at Buchanan County Fair, Grundy, Virginia.

Ralph was listed as appearing on Friday / Saturday (27-28 Jul) at 'Folk Fest', Lowell, Massachusetts. The band were scheduled to appear at 8pm on Friday & 1pm Saturday at Boarding House Park; and at 5pm Saturday at JFK Plaza. Ralph and Steve Sparkman also held a banjo workshop at 3pm on Saturday at St. Anne's Churchyard.

Some of Ralph's performance on Saturday was broadcast live on WGBH-FM 89.7.

The event itself ran from 27-29 July and was held on six outdoor stages situated throughout Lowell and was free. Other acts included: Solas, Nathan & Zydeco Cha Cha's, Harmonia, John Jackson, Mingo Saldivar, Holmes Bros., Bahamas Junkanoo Review, Aaron Flagg Quartet, Hot Kugel Klezmer Band, Bullock Bros., and Hamal Diabete.

Ralph appeared as part of the 'Down From The Mountain' tour over two nights at the St. Michelle Winery, Seattle, Washington. Other acts included: Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Dan Tyminiski, Nashville Bluegrass Band, and Norman Blake.

Ralph took part in a free show at the Jack Curtis Stadium, Cooper River Park, Pennsauken, New Jersey.

Ralph and Nathan Stanley had a Sunday afternoon (1pm) show at the "Fairborn Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE) Club", Fairborn, Ohio. The opening act was Rock Island Plow Company.

The event was presented by the Ohio Kentucky Indiana (OKI) Bluegrass Association with tickets costing $20 in advance or $25 on the door.