Ralph II had a show at the Community Center, London, Kentucky.

The WSM/Grand Ole Opry Birthday Celebration and DJ Convention ran for three days at the Opry House, Nashville. Tennesse, with Bluegrass Unlimited reporting "Most of the major bluegrass artists will be on hand to greet the DJ's". Those listed include: Ralph Stanley, Jim Eanes, Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, Lester Flatt, Mac Wiseman, Jim & Jesse, Don Reno, Red Smiley, Bill Harrell, James Monroe, Earl Scruggs, Goins Brothers, Cliff Waldron, Del McCoury and Charlie Moore.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the Pete Pike's '1st Annual Fall Bluegrass Festival' at Le-Rite Country Park, Amelia, Virginia. Also listed were: Country Gentlemen, Jim Orange & the Orange Blossoms, Johnny Ladd & His Bluegrass Stompers, Joe Martin & Smokey Valley Boys, Uncle Leroy & Pike County Partners, Charley Leake & Virginia Mountain Boys, Butch Bobbit's Band, Bill Clark & Billie Sue with the Country Boys, Le-Rite Country Grass, and Chief Powhatan with Craig Wingfield.

As Ralph was recording Curly Ray's album My Little Home In West Virginia on the 13th, I suspect the band would have appeared at the Festival on the 14-15th.

Ralph had a show at the First Church, Garden & Mason Streets, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Tickets cost $5.

Ralph appeared on Saturday (15 Oct) at the "Autumn Leaf Festival" at H.P. Van Hoy Memorial Coliseum, Union Grove, North Carolina. The band were scheduled to appear at 4pm and 9pm.

The festival ran from the 14-15 Oct and other acts included: JD Crowe, Bluegrass Blend, Smokey Valley Boys, Jerry Casstevens & The Masters of Yadkinville, Olen & Francis Gardner and The Appalachian Ramblers, High Countrymen, L.W. Lambert & His Blue River Boys, Buddy Pendleton

Ralph was billed as appearing on both days at Williamsburg's 'Bluegrass Camporee' at Ed Allen's Chickahominy Recreational Campgrounds, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Other acts included: Lester Flatt, Jimmy Martin, Country Gentlemen, and Seldom Scene.

Ralph was booked to appear (at some point) at the "Nitram Park Bluegrass Festival" at Nitram Park, 10 miles West of Pitkin, Louisiana. The band had another overlapping booking, so presumably only appeared on 1-2 days.

The festival itself ran from 14-16 October and other acts included: Bluegrass Ramblers, Sullivan Family, and others.

Ralph was listed as appearing (at some point) at the final "Horsepens 40 Bluegrass Festival" in Steele, Alabama. As the band had another overlapping booking, they may not have appeared on all three days.

The festival itself ran from 15-17 October and other acts included: Norman & Nancy Blake, Sally Mountain Show, Foster Family String Band, High Cotton Cloggers, Wild Oates, Glenn Tolbert, Golden River Grass, Cider Mill String Band, Three On A String, and Southern Natural Grass.

Ralph appeared at "Bluegrass '88" at the Market Place, Jacksonville, North Carolina. Also on the bill were: Shady Grove Band, and Tony Williamson & Jack Lawrence. The concert was organised by the Council for the Arts and tickets cost $5 (senior citizens & children $3).

Ralp had a show in Blue Ridge, Georgia.

Ralph had a show in Princeton, West Virginia.

Ralph was had a show at Buckley Performing Arts Center, Massasoit Community College, Brockton, Massachusetts. Also appearing were Northern Lights. Tickets cost $16.

Ralph had a Sunday afternoon (2pm) show at the 'The Lucy Opry' held at the Bartlett Performing Arts & Conference Center, Bartlett, Tennessee. Tickets cost $15

Ralph appeared at a fund-raising show at the Jetti Baker Center in Clintwood, Virginia.

Ralph appeared at the Grand Ole Opry Birthday, Nashville Tennessee. Other acts included the Grascals and Melonie Cannon.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at the 'Blue Ridge Music Festival' at Lewis-Gale Medical Center field, Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium, Salem, Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 13-15 October and other acts included: Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas with Tony Rice & Dan Tyminski (Manzanita), Marty Stuart, Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet, Cherryholmes, Tim O'Brien, Mountain Heart, Blue Highway, Alecia Nugent, The Greencards, Doyle Lawson, Robinella, Steep Canyon Rangers, and Kenny & Amanda Smith.