Ralph II was billed as appearing on Thursday (17 Jun) at the 'Stringbean Memorial Bluegrass Festival' near Gray Hawk, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from 17-19 June and other acts included: Junior Sisk, Ronnie Bowman, Lary Stephenson, Dry Branch Fire Squad, james King, Special Consensus, Paul Williams, Darrell Webb, Phil Campbell, Melvin Goins, Balsam Range, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the "Festival Of American Folklife", as part of the Montreal International "Man & His World" exhibit 11-17 June 1971.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at "Bill Monroe's 5th Annual Bluegrass Festival" at Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana. Other acts listed included: Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Jim & Jesse, Country Gentlemen, Doc Watson, Don Reno, Red Smiley & Bill Harrell, Jimmy Martin, Mac Wiseman, Carl Story, James Monroe, Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, Cliff Waldron, Louis Popejoy and the Wabash Valley Boys, Mike Seeger, Goins Bros, Tex Logan, Bluegrass Alliance, Rual Yarborough & a special guest appearance by John Hartford. Events included 'the Story of Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass music'.

It's likely that Ralph only appeared on the 18-20, as he was billed as appearing in Montreal from 11-17 June.

Tracks 1-16 on the CD Live From Bean Blossom 1972 Vol. 2 (No Label No #) 2015, are from Ralph's late afternoon / evening performances at Bean Blossom, Indiana on the 17th June. This was part of 'Bill Monroe's 6th Annual Bluegrass Festival' and the other acts included: Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, James Monroe, Lester Flatt, Jim & Jesse, Osborne Brothers, Carl Story, Goins Brothers, Jones Brothers, Larry Sparks, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Birch Monroe, Bill Clifton, Don Reno-Bill Harrell, Cliff Waldron, Bluegrass Tarheels, II Generation, Carlton Family, Tex Logan, Buck White, and Randall Collins - Curtis Blackwell.

Ralph was advertised as appearing at 'Bill Monroe's 7th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Bean Blossom, Indiana. Also appearing were: Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Jim & Jesse, Ralph Stanley, Goins Brothers, James Monroe, Bluegrass Alliance, Jimmy Martin, Don Reno-Bill Harrell, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Bluegrass Alliance, Larry Sparks, Del McCoury, Lewis Family, Shenandoah Cut-ups, Goins Brothers, Birch Monroe, Parker Family, Bluegrass Blackjacks, AL Wood & the Smokey Ridge Boys, McLain Family, Tex Logan, Bluegrass Tarheels, Bobby Smith & the Boys From Shiloh, and the Sullivan Family.

It's likely that Ralph's appearances were towards the end of the festival, as they were booked to appear at another festival in Georgia 8-10th June.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at Bill Monroe's '11th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

Other acts included: Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Osborne Bros, Sheandoah Cut-Ups, Jimmie Skinner, Wilma Lee - Stoney Cooper & the Clinch Mountain Clan, James Monroe, Birch Monroe, Calton Family, Piper Road Spring Band, Clyde Bowling.

Ralph was billed as appearing at some point at Bill Monroe's '12th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana. The band definitely didn't appear on all days…

Other acts included: Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Osborne Bros, James Monroe, Don Reno, Jimmie Skinner, The Brocks, Bill Harrell & the Virginians, Clyde Bowling, High Country, Birch Monroe, and Tex Logan.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the '4th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at the Mountain Music Park, in Shortt Gap, Virginia.

Other acts included: Bluegrass Cardinals, Kentucky River Boys, Boone Estep & Copley Bros., Country Grass, Bluegrass Kinsman, Lost & Found, Red White & Dixie Bluegrass, Sugar In the Gourd, Clevenger Bros. & Rock Ridge Boys, and Virginia Drifters

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (16-17 Jun) at Bill Monroe's '13th Annual Bluegrass Festival' a the Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 9-17th June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, James Monroe, Carl Story, Lewis Family, Country Gentlemen, Osborne Bros., High Country, Birch Monroe, Meyers Bros., the Lawsons, Dry Branch Fire Squad, AL Wood & the Smokey Ridge Boys, Jimmie Skinner, Jim & Jesse, Sullivan Family, and Lillimae & the Dixie Gospel-Aires.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at Bill Monroe's '16th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Monroe's Brown County Jamboree, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

Other acts included: Bill Monroe, Jim & Jesse, Osborne Bros., James Monroe, Jimmy Martin, Sullivan Family, Don Reno, Wilma Lee Cooper, Carl Story, Joe Val, Bill Harrell, High Country, Lost Kentuckians, Wildwood Pickers, Walter Bailes, Del McCoury, New Horizon, Bobby Smith & the Boys From Shiloh, Roane County Boys, and Al Wood & Smokey ridge Boys.

Ralph was billed as appearing at some point at Bill Monroe's '17th Annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' at Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival ran from 10-19 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Osborne Bros., Jim & Jesse, Curly Seckler & Nashville Grass, James Monroe, Bluegrass Cardinals, Wilma Lee Cooper, Joe Val, Carl Story, Sullivan Family, Goins Bros., Boys From Indiana, Carl Tipton Show, Josh Graves & Joe Stuart, High Country, Good Ol' Persons, Bobby Smith & Boys From Shiloh, Lost Kentuckians, Jones Bros., & the Log Cabin Boys, Louie Popejoy, Ken Palmer & Dixie Flyers, Wildwood Pickers, Pete Corum & Red River Band, Border Riders, Outdoor Plumbing Co..

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (16-17 Jun) at Bill Monroe's '18th Annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' at Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 13-17 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Uncle Josh Graves & Joe Stuart, Lost Kentuckians, Clyde Moody, Jim & Jesse, Bob Smith & the Boys From Shiloh, Wildwood Pickers, Dee Dee Prestige, James Monroe, Wilma Lee Cooper, Boys From Indiana, Jackie Christian, Osborne Bros., Carl Story, and Sullivan Family.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (17 Jun) at the '1988 Floyd County Coal Miner's Bluegrass Festival' in Grethel, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from 16-18 June and other acts included: Osborne Bros., Jimmy Martin, Dave Evans, Raymond Fairchild, Goins Bros., Bluegrass Strangers, Charlie Sizemore, Clyde Bowling, Southern Bluegrass, Woodettes, Hook & Beans, and Tennessee Mountain Boys.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (17-18 Jun) at Bill Monroe's '23rd Annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' in Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 15-18 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Osborne Bros., Jim & Jesse, Doug Dillard Band, Mac Wiseman, Raymond Fairchild, Goins Bros., Wayne Lewis Band, Paul Mullins & Traditional Grass, Warrior River Boys, Sullivan Family, Freddie Sanders & Signal Mountain, Mark Poe & Shenandoah Valley Boys, Groundspeed, George Winn & the Bluegrass Partners, Wild & Blue, and Jacky Christian, Diane Christian.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (16-17 Jun) at Bill Monroe's '24th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 14-17 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Emmylou Harris & the Angel Band, Osborne Bros., Jim & Jesse, Mac Wiseman, Bluegrass Cardinals, Bill Harrell, Boys From Indiana, Sullivan Family, Goins Bros., Wayne Lewis Band, Carl Story, Paul Mullins & Traditional Grass, Charlie Sizemore, George Winn & the Bluegrass Partners, Diane Christian, and Jacky Christian,

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point between 16-17 Jun) at the 'Fiddlers Grove Bluegrass Festival' at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center, Lebanon, Tennessee. From comments at the Winterhawk festival (17 Jul) Ralph would have missed this show due to his broken leg, with Ralph II leading the CMBs on this appearance, and with Steve Sparkman on banjo.

The festival itself ran from 16-18 June and other acts included: Country Gentlemen, Lonesome Standard Time, IIIrd Tyme Out, Larry Sparks, Bluegrass Cardinals, Gillis Bros., Good Shepherd Quartet, One Way Out, The Isaacs, and Tennessee Connection.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (17-18 Jun) at the '29th Annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' at Bill & James Monroe's Festival Park & Campground, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 15-18 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Jim & Jesse, Osborne Bros., Mac Wiseman, Doyle Lawson, JD Crowe, Larry Sparks, Bill Harrell, Bluegrass Cardinals, Sullivan Family, Eddie Adcock, Gary Brewer, Goins Bros., Petticoat Junction, Dallas Smith, Vince Combs, and Josh Graves & Kenny Baker.

Ralph had a show at Washington Park Zoo ampitheatre, Portland, Oregon. The concert was free with zoo admission: $5.50 Adults; $4 Seniors; and $3.50 Children.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday (17 Jun) at the '25th Annual North Carolina State Bluegrass Festival' at Happy Holiday Campground, Cherokee, North Carolina.

The festival itself ran from 17-19 June and other acts included: Connie Smith, Seldom Scene, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Doc Watson, Jim & Jesse, IIIrd Tyme Out, Doyle Lawson, Lonesome River Band, Gary Waldrep, Raymond Fairchild, Rarely Herd, Larry Stephenson, Village Singers, Bill Harrell, Big Country Bluegrass, Marksmen, and David Parmley & Continental Divide.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (17-18 Jun) at the '34th Annual Bill Monroe, Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' at the Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 13-18 June and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Jim & Jesse, Doyle Lawson, Country Gentlemen, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain with Ray Goins, James Monroe, Osborne Bros., Country Current, IIIrd Tyme Out, Freight Hoppers, Lonesome River band, Mountain Heart, Karl Shifflet, James King, David Parmley & Continental Divide, All Star Band: Russell Moore - Ray Deaton - Charlie Waller - Eddie Adcock, Eddie & Martha Adcock, Larry Sparks, Gary Brewer, Larry Stephenson, Special Consensus, Ernie Thacker & Route 23, Larkin Family, Jolena Foster, Larry Efaw, Sullivan Family, Collins Bros., One Way Ryder, Killin' Time, Sounds Of Bluegrass, and Pastor Baggett.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (16-17 Jun) at the '35th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' at the Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground, Bean Blossom, Indiana. The band were scheduled to appear at 3:10-3:55pm & 11:15pm-Midnight (w/George Shuffler) on Saturday, and 11:20-11:40am & 2:45-3:30pm on Sunday.

The festival itself ran from 12-17 June and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Jim & Jesse, Country Gentlemen, Doyle Lawson, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, JD Crowe, James Monroe, IIIrd Tyme Out, Lynn Morris, Mountain Heart, James King, Warrior River Boys, Karl Shifflet, Eddie & Martha Adcock, Larry Sparks, Gary Brewer, George Shuffler, Frank Wakefield, Special Consensus, Sullivan Family, Ryan Holladay, Larkin Family, and Pastor Baggett.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at the '40th Anniversary Celebration Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' at the Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 10-17 July and other acts included: Marty Stuart, Cherryholmes, Del McCoury, Bobby Osborne, JD Crowe, Randy Waller & Country Gentlemen, Eddie & Martha Adcock, Grascals, Bluegrass Strangers, Ronnie Reno, IIIrd Tyme Out, Flint River Boys, Mountain Heart, Marty Raybon, Lewis Family, Jesse McReynolds, Alecia Nugent, Larry Stephenson, David Parmley & Continental Divide, Special Consensus, Ralph Stanley II, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Michelle Nixon & Drive, Blueridge, Jeanette Williams Band, Ernie Thacker, Boohers, Wildfire, Isaacs, Kruger Bros., Kenny & Amanda Smith, James King Band, Anita Fisher Band, Warrior River Boys, Sullivan Family, Audie Blaylock & redline, Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, Paul Williams & Victory Trio, Vince Combs & Shadetree Grass, and Pastor Baggett.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at the 'Bonnaroo Music Fest', Manchester, Tennessee.

The festival itself ran from 14-17 June and other acts included: Uncle Rarl, Old Crow Medicine Show, Gillian Welch, Charlie Louvin, and Biscuit Burners.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday (17 Jun) at the '36th Annual North Carolina State Bluegrass Festival' at the Happy Holiday Campground, Cherokee, North Carolina.

The festival itself ran from 17-19 June and other acts included: Dailey & Vincent, Doyle Lawson, Mike Snider, Jesse McReynolds, Grascals, Little Roy & Lizzy Show, Goldwing Express, Bobby Osborne, Lewis Tradition, James King, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Jerry Buttler & the Blu-J's, Jimmy Martin Jr. & Sunny Mountain Boys, Rich In Tradition, Raymond Fairchild, Rye Holler Boys, and Hagar's Mountain Boys.