Fourteen tracks from the Stanley's various appearances at the Newport Folk Festival (Newport, Rhode Island) were included on the disappointing Clinch Mountain Bluegrass CD (Vanguard 77018) 1994. Four of the cuts had previously appeared on the various artists Bluegrass Breakdown CD (Vanguard VCD-77006) 1992.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the 'Herman Smith's 1st Annual Bluegrass Festival', at Smith's Jamboree Park, Knob Noster, Missouri, along with Bill Monroe, Jim & Jesse, Country Gentlemen, Rual Yarborough & The Dixiemen, Don Brown & The Ozark Mountain Trio, and Herman Smith & The West Missouri Bluegrass Band.

Ralph was billed as appearing on all three days at At 'Herman Smith's 2nd Annual Bluegrass Music Festival', Smith's Jamboree Park, Knob Noster, Missouri. Other acts included: Goins Brothers, Herman Smith, Buck White & Family, Bill Box, Bill Monroe, Jim & Jesse, and James Monroe.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the Goins Brothers' '2nd Annual Floyd County Bluegrass Festival' at Archer Park, Prestonsburg, Kentucky.

Other acts included: Country Gentlemen, Larry Sparks, Goins Bros., Outdoor Plumbing Company, Slone Family, Lum Patton & the Hall Mountain Boys, Frog & the Green Horns, Laurel Mountain Boys, Woodettes Gospel Singers, Kentucky Ridge Boys, and Bluegrass Gospel Boys.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the Goins Bros., '3rd Annual Floyd County Bluegrass Festival' at Archer Park, Prestonsburg, Kentucky. The band may not have appeared on all three days however, as there was another show advertised on Saturday (22 Jul).

Other acts included: Country Gentlemen, Larry Sparks, Outdoor Plumbing Company, Frog & the Green Horns, Goins Bros. Second Edition, Russell Bros., South Salyers & Band, Goins Bros. II Edition, Woodettes, Lawsons, Boone Estep & the Copley Bros., Frog & the Greenhorns, and many others.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Sunday (23rd July) at Don Reno's '1st Annual Summer Bluegrass Festival & Fiddlers Convention' at Shady Valley Bluegrass Park, Evington, Virginia.

Other acts included: Don Reno, Reno Bros., Bruce Moody & the Bluegrass Gentlemen, Shenandoah Cut-Ups, Stan Dudley & Bluegrass I, Jean & Wayne, JC Hale & the Blue Fesque, Ken Taylor & the Hill City Cut-Ups, and Bobby Hicks.

Ralph was appeared on all four days at the 'Berkshire Mountains Bluegrass Festival', which had relocated to Beever Valley Camp, 4 miles South of Cooperstown, New York.

Other acts included: Seldom Scene, Osborne Bros., JD Crowe, Country Gentlemen, Buddy Spicher, Don Reno, Ronnie Reno, Allen Bros., Dave Evans, Marshall Family, Bluegrass Cardinals, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Quicksilver, Fiddle Puppets, John Herald, Tony Trischka, Don Stover, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (23 Jul) at the '2nd Annual Henryville Bluegrass Festival', in Tractor Pull Park, Henryville, Indiana, with two shows at 4pm and 8pm.

The festival itself ran from 22-24 July and other acts included: Southern Ind. Bluegrass Express, Southern Classics, Back Porch Bluegrass, Kentucky Mountain Grass, Brown County Band, and Bluegrass Uprising.

Ralph was billed as appearing at 'The Larry Sparks Bluegrass Music Festival' at Winburns Bluegrass Music Park, Richmond, Kentucky.

Other acts included: Larry Sparks, Dave Evans, Paul Mullins & Traditional Grass, Southern Blend, and Red Wing.

Ralph played at his '2nd Annual Ralph Stanley Bluegrass Festival' on Friday / Saturday (22-23 Jul), at the Mountain Music Park, Cana, Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 22-24 July, and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Stevens Family, Bass Mountain, Wes Cooke, AL Woods & the Smokey Ridge Boys, Melvin Slayden & the Carolina Ramblers, Big Country Bluegrass, New River Ramblers, Greg Corbert & the Backwoods Bluegrass, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Sunday (23 Jul) at the 'Winterhawk Bluegrass Festival '89' at Rothvoss Farm near Hillsdale, NY.

The festival itself ran from 21-23 July and other acts included: Johnson Mountain Boys, Hot Rize, New Grass Revival, Tony Rice Unit, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Del McCoury, Seldom Scene, Alison Krauss, Weary Hearts, Mike Cross, Jerry Douglas, Norman & Nancy Blake, Fiddlestyx, Fiddle Puppets, Shady Grove Band, Deaf Heifer, Dry Branch Fire Squad, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday (23 Jul) at the '23rd Annual Bluegrass Classic' at Frontier Ranch, Columbus, Ohio.

The festival itself ran from 23-26 July and the focus of the show was 'Doyle Lawson - then and now' with various reunions of Doyle's bands. Acts included: Doyle Lawson, Kentucky Mountain Boys, (Members of the) Bluegrass Album Band, Country Gentlemen, Osborne Bros., Lou Reid Band, Lost & Found, Del McCoury, Johnson Mountain Boys, Seldom Scene, John starling, Lonesome River Band, Peter Rowan, Red Allen, Larry Rice, Virginia Squires, Tony Rice, Larry Sparks, Bluegrass Cardinals, III Tyme Out, US Navy Bluegrass Band (with Bill Emerson), Nashville Bluegrass Band, JD Crowe, Parmley & McCoury, Red Wing, Darrel Adkins & Silverwind, and Larry Stephenson.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (23 July) at the 'Northeastern Ohio 6th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Paradise Lake Park, 10 miles North of Warren, Ohio.

The festival itself ran from 22-25 July and other acts included: Lewis Family, Jim & Jesse, Goins Bros., Raymond Fairchild, Gary Brewer, Robert White, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Jimmy Martin, Bill Grant & Delia Bell, East Ohio Grass, Coney Carver, Vince Combs & Shadetree, Bear Mountain Boys, Matheson Family Pride, and Kentucky Sleepy Hollow.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (23 Jul) at the '4th Annual Bluegrass Festival' in Olive Hill, Kentucky.

The festival was organised by the Carter County Shrine Club, and ran from 21-23 July. Other acts included: Bluegrass Thoroughbreds, Dusty Valley Grass, Idle Tymes, Sam Wilson & Bluegrass Colonels, Osborne Bros., Lonesome River Band, Goins Bros., Hart Bros., Salem Ridge, Bluegrass Strangers, Rarely Herd, IIIrd Tyme Out, Lonesome Standard Time, Lost & Found, Sand Mountain Boys, Bluegrass Strangers, Stoney Creek, Unlimited Tradition, and Kerbela Temple Bluegrass Band.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday (23 Jul) at the '29th Annual Frontier Ranch Bluegrass Festival', 15 miles East of Columbus, Ohio.

The festival itself ran from 21-25 July and other acts included: Reno Bros., Vince Combs, East Bound, Goins Bros., Southern Heritage, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Hart Bros., Bluegrass Strangers, James King, IIIrd Tyme Out, Lonesome River Band, Stevens Sisters, Touch Of Grass, Strangers, Country Gentlemen, JD Crowe, Goldwing Express, Larry Sparks, and Gary Ferguson.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at the 'Opryfest! Bluegrass Jamboree' Opry Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee.

The event was to celebrate the Grand Ole Opry's 75th anniversary, and other acts included: Chris Jones & the Night Drivers, Claire Lynch, Clark Family Experience, Crucial Smith, Del McCoury, Felix Wiley, JD Crowe, Jim Lauderdale, John Hartford, Larry Cordle, Larry Stephenson, Laurie Lewis, Lonesome River Band, Mike Snider, Mountain Heart, Osborne Bros., Seldom Scene, IIIrd Tyme Out, Tim O'Brien, and Turry & the Tellico Militia.

Ralph appeared as part of the 'Down From The Mountain' tour at the Theater Bowl, Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota. Other acts included: Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Dan Tyminiski, Nashville Bluegrass Band, and Norman Blake.

Ralph had a show at Liberty Hall, Lawrence, Kansas. Opening act was Brennan Leigh. Tickets cost $23 - $27.

Ralph was due to play at the "Back To The Farm Ralph Stanley Day" at Ritter Farms, Bean Station, Tennessee. Ralph II led the band on this event however, as Dr. Ralph had triple heart bypass surgery on the 27 June. Tickets cost $20 (children $10).

Ralph was featured on a Mountain Stage radio broadcast, at the Paramount Center for the Arts, Bristol, Tennessee produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting / NPR radio. Also on the show were: Yonder Mountain String Band, Tim O'Brien, Odetta, and Dale Jett. Tickets cost $18 (senior citizens & students $15). The concert was sold out.

Ralph had a show at the Farthing Auditorium, Boone, North Carolina.