Ralph II was billed as appearing on Thursday (18 Jul) at the '19th Annual Mineral Bluegrass Festival' at Walton Park, Mineral, Virginia. The band were scheduled to appear at 9:30pm.

The festival itself ran from 18-20 July and other acts included: Mac Wiseman, Doyle Lawson, Lewis Family, Ricky Skaggs, Jim & Jesse, Country Gentlemen, Larry Sparks, Village Singers, Osborne Bros., Nothin' Fancy, Goldwing Express, New Girls Nite Out, Raymond Fairchild, Yates Bros., Alvin Breeden & Virginia Cut-ups, Local Exchange, Norman Wright - Kevin Church & The Travelers, and Phoenix.

Ralph II was listed as appearing (at some point) at the 'Carter County Shrine Club Bluegrass Festival', at Shriner's Park, Olive Hill, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from 17-19 July and other acts included: IIIrd Tyme Out, Don Rigsby, David Parmley, Lou Reid, Randy Waller, Junior Sisk, Bluegrass Strangers, Lost & Found, New River Line, Scott Tackett, Hart Bros., Schultz Creek, Rowan County Ramblers, Idle Tymes, Buck & Co., and All Kids Bluegrass Band.

Ralph II was listed as appearing (at some point) at the 'Shriner's Bluegrass Festival', Shrine Park, Olive Hill, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from 16-18 July and other acts included: Blue Highway, Doyle Lawson, JD Crowe, IIIrd Tyme Out, Junior Sisk, David Parmley, Lou Reid, Laurel Branch , Kerbela, Breaking New Ground, Hank Smith, Summertown Road, Idle Tymes, Kentucky Sunrise, Hart Bros., New River Line, and Cumberland Gap.

Ralph was billed as appearing on all three days at the '1st Annual New England Bluegrass Festival', Escoheag, Rhode Island. Other advertised acts included: Bill Monroe, Lilly Brothers, JD Crowe, Earl Taylor - Jim McCall & Stoney Mountain Boys, Red Allen, Frank Wakefield, Tex Logan, Country Gentlemen, and Joe Val.

Ralph had a show at Edgecliff College, Cincinnati, Ohio, which formed part of the 'Edgecliff College Summer Theater Festival'. A newspaper review put attendance at 200 and mentioned that they couldn't find a bass for Jack to play a the show.

Ralph was billed as appearing at Herman Smith's 'Original Michigan Bluegrass Festival' at the County Fairgrounds, Midland, Michigan. The festival overlapped with 'Country Gentlemen's Bluegrass Festival' which ran from the 20th July, so presumably Ralph didn't appear at both events on that date…

Other acts included: Larry Sparks, Country Gentlemen, Marshall Family, Kentucky Gentlemen, Lee Allen, Frank Necessary, Bannister Twins, Roy McGinnis & the Sunny Siders, and Bluegrass Longdistance.

Ralph appears on five tracks on a 2×LP from this festival including a duet with Larry Sparks and a version of Amazing Grace with the Marshall Family: Live Tall Trees Bluegrass Festival 1976 (King Bluegrass Records KB-558) 1976.

The festival was advertised as Herman Smith presents '1st Annual Tall Trees Bluegrass Festival' at the Tall Trees Campground, in Modoc, Indiana. Bill Monroe also played at the festival, but wasn't featured on the live LP. Advertised acts included; Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Larry Sparks, Mac Wiseman, Marshall Family, Gospel Ramblers, Bluegrass Blackjacks, Moore Bros., Bannister Twins, Joe Jenkins & the Bluegrass Pickers, Seldom Herd, and the Hillsiders.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (18 Jul) at the 'Eastern North Carolina's 8th Annual Bluegrass & Folk Festival' at the Dixie Camp Ground Park in Angier, North Carolina.

The festival ran from 18-20 July and other acts included: Osborne Bros., Lewis Family, Wynn Osborne, Josh Graves, Benny Martin, Blue Grass Reunion, Homer Briar Hopper, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Jimmy Martin, Don Reno, AL Wood, Blue Grass Experience, Hobbs Sisters & Bob Goff Jr., Don Reno, Red White & Bluegrass, Brothers In Bluegrass, Blue Grass '78, Bass Mountain Boys, Country Squires, and Joe Martin & the Smokey Valley Boys.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (18-19 Jul) at the '1st Annual Country Bluegrass Camporee' at Klein's Grove Campsites 1 ½ miles North of Bath, Pennsylvania.

The festival itself ran from 17-19th July and other acts included: Country Gentlemen, Bill Harrell, Country Ham, Lost Ramblers, Country Sunshine, Chester Johnson & the Foggy Mountain Grass, Reichart Bros. Blue Grass Mountain Boys, and New County Boys.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at the Lawson's Bluegrass Festival in Falmouth, Kentucky.

Other acts included: Lonzo & Oscar, James Monroe, Dave Evans, Harrold Morrison & Smokin' Bluegrass,Suliivan Family, McLain Family, The Lawsons, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Sunday (18 Jul) at "Stroh's Bluegrass Festival" in the historic Fort Wayne, Detroit Michigan.

The festival itself ran from 17-18 July and other acts included: Carl Story, Raymond Fairchild, and Bill Box & the Dixie Drifters, Roy McGinnis & the Sunnysiders, Livingston County Grass, Junior Stennitt & The Bluegrass Ramblers, and R&L Bluegrass Express.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday (18 Jul) at the '2nd Annual Shady Hill's Bluegrass festival' at Shady Hill Park, Neosho, Missouri.

The festival itself ran from 18-20 July and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Jim & Jesse, Osborne Bros., Sullivan Family, Bill Grant & Delia Bell, Josh Graves & Joe Stuart, Signal Mountain, Lonnie Glosson, Special Edition, Southern Connection, Randall Hylton Band, Yo Yo Collins, Black Mountain Boys, and Hale Family Bluegrass.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (18 Jul) at 'Southeastern Michigan's 9th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Whitmore Lake, Michigan.

The festival itself ran from 17-18 July and other acts included: Larry Sparks, Jimmy Martin, Lewis Family, Osborne Bros., Doyle Lawson, New Coon Creek Girls, Blue Velvet, Gary Adams & Bluegrass Gentlemen, Goins Bros., Bluegrass Strangers, Detroit Bluegrass Band, and Main Street Cloggers.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday (18 Jul) at the '2nd New Mineral Bluegrass Festival' at Walton Park, Mineral, Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 18-21 July and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Lewis Family, Country Gentlemen, New Coon Creek Girls, Larry Stephenson, Hobbs & Partners, Alvin Breeden & Virginia Cut-ups, Willow Branch, Lonesome River, Gary Ferguson, James Bailey, Cabin Fever, Heritage, Jim Orange, Boys From Indiana, and Reno Bros.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (18 Jul) at the '4th Annual Vince Combs Bluegrass Festival' in Greene County Fairgrounds, Xenia, Ohio.

The festival raised funds for the American Cancer Society and ran from 17-18 July. Other acts included: Bill Grant & Delia Bell, Boys From Indiana, Goins Bros., Vince Combs & Shadetree Bluegrass Boys, Tony Galhoun & the Bluegrass Edition, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Breakin' New Ground, East Kentucky Cutups, and Timely Arrival.

After travelling nearly 14 hours non-stop from Michigan, Ralph played on Sunday (18 Jul) at the Winterhawk festival at Rothvoss Farm near Hillsdale, New York.

The festival itself ran from 15-18 July and other acts included: Alison Krauss, Riders In The Sky, Seldom Scene, Jimmy Martin, Peter Rowan, Jerry Douglas - Russ Barenburg - Edgar Meyer, Tim & Mollie O'Brien, Norman Blake, Doyle Lawson, California, Austin Lounge Lizards, Bill Keith, Cox Family, Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin, Lonesome Standard Time, Walt Michael, Front Range, Blue Mule, Fiddle Styx, John Kirk & Trish Miller, Pete Kennedy, and Dry Branch Fire Squad.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday (18 Jul) at the '13th Annual Mineral Bluegrass Festival' at Walton Park, Mineral, Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 18-20 July and other acts included: Osborne Bros., Lewis Family, Country Gentlemen, Jim & Jesse, Mac Wiseman, Larry Sparks, Doyle Lawson, Wendy Bagwell & the Sunliters, IIIrd Tyme Out, Larry Stephenson Band, Lost & Found, Front Range, Lonesome River Band, Cross Creek, Alvin Breeden & the Virginia Cut-ups, Tim Graves & Cherokee, and the Marksmen.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (18 Jul) at the '1st Annual Marshall Bluegrass Festival' at Quality Camping Inc., 10 miles South of Marshall, Michigan.

The festival itself ran from 17-19 July and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Charlie Sizemore, New Coon Creek Girls, Metro Grass, Northwest Territory, High Tymes, Nitro Hill, Changing Times, and Marion Blue.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (18 Jul) at the '8th Annual Bluegrass Festival' in Olive Hill, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from 16-18 July and other acts included: Five For The Gospel, Streemlyne, Timely Arrival, Touch Of Grass, Dusty Valley Grass, Willow Creek, Bobby Hutch & Grand Old County, Osborne Bros., Doyle Lawson, Stevens Sisters, James King, Hart Bros., Bluegrass Strangers, Bluegrass Thoroughbreds, IIIrd Tyme Out, Lonesome River Band, Country Gentlemen, Continental Divide, Goins Bros., and Bluegrass Strangers.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Sunday (18 Jul) at the 'Winterhawk Bluegrass Festival', Rothvoss Farm near Hillsdale, New York.

The festival itself ran from 15-18 July and other acts included: David Grisman, Jerry Douglas, Del McCoury, Nashville Bluegrass Band, O'Brien - Wernick & Forster, Tony Rice & Peter Rowan, Natalie McMaster, Tim O'Brien, John Cowan Band, Austin Lounge Lizards, Gibson Bros., Mountain Heart, Roy Book Binder, Judith Edelman Band, Bill Keith, Dick Smith & Mike O'Reilly, Chris Thile & Nickel Creek, Schankman Twins, Leroy Troy, Ryan Holladay, Blue Merles, John Kirk & Trish Miller, Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys, Hula Monsters, Fiddlestyx, Dry Branch Fire Squad, and others.

Ralph had a show at the Birchmere, Alexandria, Virginia.

Ralph had a show at the Birchmere, Alexandria, Virginia.

Ralph had a show at the University Theater, University of Montana, Mussoula, Montana. Also on the bill were Out Of The Blue. Tickets cost $27 (or $35).

Ralph appeared at a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, at the Jefferson Center's Shaftman Performance Hall, Roanoke, Virginia. During the band's slot, an audience member shouted Ralph Stanley for President, to which Ralph quipped I'm staying out of it his year.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the '25th Mineral Bluegrass Festival' at Walton Park, Mineral, Virginia. The band were scheduled to play one 90min show at 8:30pm.

The festival itself ran from 17-19 July and other acts included: Grascals, Del McCoury, Doyle Lawson, Larry Sparks, Goldwing Express, Tim Graves & Cherokee, Lewis Family, Bill Emerson - Wayne Taylor & Sweet Dixie Band, Paul Williams & Victory Trio, Bluegrass Bros., James King, Carolina Sonshine, Chuck Wagon Gang, Raymond Fairchild, Lonesome Will Mullins, Dailey & Vincent, and Barry Scott & Second Wind.

Ralph had a show at the Strasburg Theater, Strasburg, Virginia.