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 this festival on Sat/Sun, which took place in 125 acres of camp grounds at Dixie Camp Ground, near Angier, North Carolina.

The festival itself ran from the 20-22 July and was advertised as 'Marshall Stephenson Presents: Eastern North Carolina's 1st Annual Blue Grass & Folk Festival'. Other acts included: Shenandoah Cut-Ups, Blue Grass Gentlemen, Blue Grass Experience, Red Rector, Jennell Hicks & The Dixie Ramblers, Green Valley Boys, Roby Huffman & The Bluegrass Cut Ups, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs Revue, Mac Wiseman, II Generation, Clyde Moody, James Monroe, Curley Seckler, Homer Briarhopper, and Glenn Thompson.

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 advertised as appearing at Cumberland Caverns, near McMinnville, Tennessee. Described as "the 1st annual Bluegrass Festival inside North America's 2nd largest cave". I'm not sure however if Ralph appeared, as the date clashes with another festival booking.

The one day event ran from 10am to midnight and other acts included: Carl Tipton Show, Jimmy Skinner & the South of the Mason Dixon Line Boys, plus others.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the '11th Annual Georgia State Bluegrass Festival' on Friday / Saturday (21-22nd July), Shoal Creek Country Music Park, Lavonia, Georgia.

The festival itself ran from 20-29th July and other acts included: Bluegrass Generation, Ed Hurt, Jones Bros., Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, JD Crowe, Jim & Jesse, Lost & Found, American Bluegrass Express, Flatbed, Osborne Bros., Lewis Family, Caffrey Family, Hillsiders, Wynn Osborne & Nashville Express, Red & Murphy & Co., , Bluegrass Cardinals, Bill Monroe, Red Rector - Bill Clifton, Bill Harrell, Chubby Anthony & Tall Timber, Pinnacle Boys, Uncle Josh Graves, Brakemen, New Country Grass, James Monroe, Nashville Grass, East Coast Boys, Bobby Hicks, Corporate Square, Bluegrass Little Bits, Mac Wiseman, Don Reno, Del McCoury, Charlie Cline, Country Gentlemen, and North Georgia Grass.

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 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 Friday (22 Jul) at the 'Northeastern Ohio 7th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Paradise Lake Park, 10 miles North of Warren, Ohio.

The festival itself ran from 21-23 July and other acts included: Lewis Family, Osborne Bros., Bluegrass Mountaineers, Goins Bros., Larry Stephenson, Robert White, Bill Grant & Delia Bell, Gary Brewer, Kentucky Club, Bear Mountain Boys, Coney Carver, and Vince Combs.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (22 Jul) at Carter County Shrine Club '5th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Olive Hill, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from 20-22 Jul and other acts included: Sam Wilson, Bluegrass Thoroughbreds, Logan Hollow Band, Chain Reaction, Osborne Bros., Lou Reid & Terry Baucom, Larry Stephenson, Lost & Found, Goins Bros., Hart Bros., Bluegrass Strangers, Unlimited Tradition, Dusty Valley Grass, Salem Ridge, IIIrd Tyme Out, Lonesome River Band, Lonesome Standard Time, Rarely Herd, Sand Mountain Boys, Stoney Creek, and K.T. Bluegrass Band.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday (22 Jul) at the 'Living Legends Bluegrass Reunion' at Coahoma County Exposition Center, at the fairgrounds, Clarksdale, Mississippi.

The festival itself ran from 22-24 July and other acts included: Johnny Russell, Jim & Jesse, Mac Wiseman, Doyle Lawson, Osborne Bros., IIIrd Tyme Out, Rhonda Vincent, Goldwing Express, Bill Mounce, Gary & Susan Waldrep, Larry Stephenson, Larkin Family, Bill Grant & Delia Bell, White Sands, Tennessee Gentlemen, Lewis Family, and Alecia & Southland.

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 was billed as appearing on Sunday (22 Jul) at the 'OpryFest Bluegrass Jamboree' adjacent to the Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee. The band were scheduled to perform at 5pm.

The event itself ran from 21-22 July and other acts included: IIIrd Tyme Out, Dale Ann Bradley, John Hartford, Jim Lauderdale, Lonesome River Band, Missy Raines & Jim Hurst, Old Crow Medicine Show, Osborne Bros., Larry Stephenson, Stevens Sisters, Dan Tyminski, Rhonda Vincent, and others.

Ralph appeared as part of the 'Down From The Mountain' tour at the United Center Theater, Chicago, Illinois. Other acts included: Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Dan Tyminiski, Nashville Bluegrass Band, and Norman Blake.

Ralph had a show a the Orpheum Theatre, Wichita, Kansas. Opening act was Brennen Leigh. Tickets cost $27.

Ralph was listed as appearing (at some point) at the 'Blue Ridge Music Center', Galax Virginia.

The event ran from 21-22 July and other acts included: Jesse McReynolds, Wayne Henderson, Stonemans, Highlanders, and Cana Ramblers.

Ralph appeared as part of a "National Heritage Award Winners" concert at the Blue Ridge Music Center, near Galax, Virginia. Other acts included: Jesse McReynolds, John Cephas (with Phil Wiggins), Wayne Henderson, and Flory Jagoda.

The program was sponsored by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. Tickets cost $15.