Ralph II appeared (at some point between 5-6 Jul) at the 'Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival' at Starvy Creek campgrounds, Conway, Missouri.

The festival itself ran from 5-7 July and other acts included: Grascals, Doyle Lawson, James King, Larry Stephenson, Midnight Flight, Village Singers, Bill Jones, Brightwater Junction, Roy Craft, Lonnie Hoppers, and Blue Grass Thoroughbreds.

Some sets from Carlton Haney's Berryville festival at Watermelon Park, Berryville, Virginia were recorded by Ken Landreth and other members of the audience. Ralph later released one such recording on CD as Live at Watermelon Park (Stanleytone records STR-1105) 2005.

More recordings from the festival can be found on Fred Robbins' website.

Ralph appeared on all three days at Carlton Haney's '3rd Annual Berryville Bluegrass Festival', at Watermelon Park, Berryville, Virginia.

Other acts included: Bill Monroe, Reno-Harrell, Red Smiley, Bluegrass Alliance, Randall Collins - Curtis Blackwell & Dixie Bluegrass Boys, Shenandoah Valley Cut-Ups, Roger & Joan Sprung, Goins Bros., Osborne Bros., and Jimmy Martin.

Ralph was billed as appearing at 'James Monroe's 4th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Kineauvista, Tennessee. It's unlikely that the CMB's played on all dates, as they had another show listed on the 3-4th July at the Stanley Old Home Place.

Other advertised acts included: Bill Monroe, Country Gentlemen, Jim & Jesse, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, James Monroe, Clyde Moody, Bobby Smith & the Boys From Shiloh, Jones Bros., Larry Sparks, Jim McCall - Vernon McIntyre & the Appalachian Grass, and Hubert Davis & the Season Travelers.

Ralph was billed as appearing at James Monroe's '5th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Monroe's Bluegrass Music Land Park, Kineauvista, near Cosby/Newport, Tennessee. The festival ran from the 3rd-5th July, but as Ralph had another booking on the 3rd, he presumably only played on the Friday / Saturday (4/5th).

Other advertised acts included: Bill Monroe, James Monroe, Pee Wee King, Ernest Tubb & the Texas Troubadours, Bluegrass Alliance, Marshall Family, Country Gentlemen, Jimmy Martin, McLain Family, Red Rector, and Birch Monroe.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday (5 Jul) at the '10th Annual Ozark Mountain Bluegrass Festival', held at the Pickin' & Grinning Campground, Eminence, Missouri.

The festival itself ran from 5-8 July and other acts included: Connie & Babe and the Backwoods Boys, Hot Rize, Don Brown & the Ozark Mountain Trio, Mike O'Roarke & the Freeborn Men, The Harmon Trio, Jim Orchard - Kenny Seaman & the Bressler Brothers, Southern Aire, Gene Henson & the Blue Grass Mountaineers, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing at some point at 'Bluegrass '80' held at Haspin Acres, Laurel, Indiana. The band also had another booking which overlapped this festival between 4-6th July.

Other acts included: Lewis Family, Buford & the Mayor, Hot Mud Family, Raymond Fairchild, Sandy Valley Boys, Nelson Young, JD Crowe, Lost & Found, Goins Bros., Goins Bros 2nd Generation, Young Blades Of Bluegrass, Kentucky Gentlemen, and Mac Wiseman.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the '3rd Annual Bluegrass Festival' at the Fairgrounds in Russell Springs, Kentucky.

Other acts included: James Monroe, Ed Hamilton & Bluegrass, Clyde & Marie Denny with Wade Hill, Old Joe Clark & Terry, Lost Kentuckians, Rev. Harvey Parker & the Sunlighters, and Victor Boys.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (4-5 Jul) at 'Bluegrass 1981', Haspin Acres, Laurel, Indiana. The band also had another booking on the 5 Jul at Mt. Gilead, Ohio - 190 miles away, so either they played an early Sunday show at Haspin Acres or didn't play here on the Sunday.

The festival itself ran from 3-5 July, and other acts included: Goins Bros., Bluegrass Meditation, Dixie & the Hillsiders, Lewis Family, JD Crowe, Osborne Bros, Gary Strong, Kentucky Gentlemen, Young Blades Of Bluegrass, Boys From Indiana.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Sunday (5 July) at the '7th Annual Bluegrass At It's Best' festival in Rail Fence Park, 7 miles North of Mt. Gilead, Ohio. The band also had another booking on this date about 190 miles away at Haspin Acres, Indiana…

The festival itself ran from 3-5th July and other acts included: Boyd From Indiana , Dave Evans & River Bend, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Sugarcreek Grass, and Andy Hamilton & East Kentucky Grass.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at the 'Pike County Breakdown Festival Of The Masters' in Pikeville, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from 4-8 July and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Ricky Skaggs, The Whites, Johnson Mountain Boys, New Coon Creek Girls, Sally Mountain Show, Country Gentlemen, JD Crowe, Boys From Indiana, Virginia Squires, Coal Town Grass, Osborne Bros, Goins Bros., Doyle Lawson, James Monroe, Jerry Williamson & Redwing, Larry Sparks, Summer Wages, Dave Evans, Joe Stone & the Stone Valley Boys, Wood & Strings, Mountain Fever, Payday Boys, Mountain Willow, Royal Heirs, Brush Creek, Mule Band, North Wind, Big Sandy Grass, West Virginia Ramblers, Bluegrass Meditations, Blue Grass Drifters, Gum Branch Heartbreakers, Robin Tackett Show, and Larry Fuller & Born Again.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (5 July) at the 'Green Acres All Star Reunion' at Green Acres Campground & Music Park, 5 miles North of Martinsville, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 4-7 July and other acts included: George Jones, Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, Osborne Bros., Jim & Jesse, Lewis Family, Larry Sparks, Ed Hamilton, Elvin Rooks & Bluegrass Ramblers, Yoder Family, Moore Bros, Denhams Bluegrass Revue, Talmadge Law & Bluegrass Sounds, Pony Express, Ray Scalf & Clay County Ramblers, and Grassland.

Ralph had a two-day show listed in Buck Horn, Kentucky.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (5 Jul) at the '5th Annual Jerseytown Bluegrass Festival', Jerseytown, Pennslvania.

The festival itself ran from 3-6 July and other acts included: Stevens Family, Reno Bros., Billy Lee Cox & Mason-Dixon Grass, Freddy Clark & the Clark Family, Warrior River Boys, Northwest Territory, Bluegrass Foure & More Band, Roots Of Bluegrass, Blueridge Choraliers, Fox Hill Band, Shy Boys, Dively Family, and others.

Ralph appeared as part of the 'Down From The Mountain' tour at Cisco Systems Bluesfest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Other acts included: Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Dan Tyminiski, Nashville Bluegrass Band, and Norman Blake.

Ralph had a show at The Turning Point, Piermont, New York. Tickets cost $75…

Ralph had a show on Sunday (5 Jul) at "The Cityfolk Festival" at the Riverscape Metro Park, Dayton, Ohio. The band were scheduled to perform at 5:30pm on the Main Stage.

The festival itself ran from 3 - 5 July and other acts included: Bela Fleck with Oumou Sangare, Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy, Feufollet, The Duhks, The Afromotive, and others.