Ralph II led the CMBs on Sunday (29 Jun) at the 'Music In The Mountains: Bluegrass-Country Music', Summersville Music Park, Summersville, West Virginia. According to a Feb 2003 interview with Dr. Ralph he'd decided to reduce the number of dates he'd perform at in 2003, with Ralph II taking the reins over some of the smaller shows.

The festival itself ran from 26-29 June and other acts included: Osborne Bros., Country Gentlemen, Larry Sparks, Doyle Lawson, Midnight Flight, Karl Shiflett, Larry Stephenson, Blue Highway, JD Crowe, Warrior River Boys, Big Country Bluegrass, Rarely Herd, Nothin' Fancy, Mountain Heart, Larry Cordle, Chapmans, Country Current, Appalachian Express, Del McCoury, J. Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition, Mac Wiseman, Larkin Family, 'The Bluegrass Masters', Rhonda Vincent, Ronnie Reno, James King, Blueridge, Jesse McReynolds, Goldwing Express, David Parmley & Continental Divide, Longview, Bluegrass Cardinals, IIIrd Tyme Out, Lonesome River Band, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Raymond Fairchild, Primitive Quartet, True Blue, Kenny Baker & Josh Graves, Larry Efaw & Bluegrass Mountaineers, Allegheny Outback, Eddie & Martha Adcock, Family Pride, Fisher & Co., Lewis Family, Francine & Mountain Top Band, Lost Highway, and others.

Ralph II played (presumably with the CMBs) on Friday (29 Jun) at the '5th Annual All-American Bluegrass Jam', Orange County Booster Park, Orange, Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 28-30 June and other acts included: George Clark & Dixie Flyer, IIIrd Tyme Out, Williams & Clark Expedition, Larry Sparks, Caroline Road, Nothin' Fancy, Dave Leatherman, Bluegrass Bros., Larry Stephenson, Carolina Sonshine, Larry Gillis, Wildwood Valley Boys, and Cedar Hill.

Ralph II was listed as appearing (at some point) at the 'Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival' at Starvy Creek Park, Conway, Missouri.

The festival itself ran from 30 June to 2 July and other acts included: Doyle Lawson, IIIrd Tyme Out, Larry Stephenson, Junior Sisk, Donna Ulisse, Link Family, Redhead Express, Mona Jones, Bluegrass Thoroughbred, Punches Family, Audie Blaylock, and Nothin' Fancy.

Ralph appeared "at no extra charge" at the Drive-In Theatre, Prestonsburg, Kentucky, along with a double movie showing of "Waterhole No. 3" (with James Coburn) and "A Guide For The Married Man" (with Walter Matthau & Inger Stevens).

Ralph was billed as appearing at the 'Mid-Michigan 2nd Annual Stringbean Memorial Bluegrass Festival' at the Fairgrounds in Charlotte, along with: Jim & Jesse, Mac Wiseman, and the McLain Family. Other acts also included: Curly Ann & the Sounds of the South, Pine River Valley Boys, Back Porch Bluegrass, Rim-Fire Ramblers, Round Mountain Boys, and Asa Martin.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday (29 Jun) at the '5th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Powderhorn Park, Langley, Oklahoma.

The festival itself ran from 29th June - 2nd July, and was sponsored by Pepsi. Other acts included: Harold Morrison, Ronnie Reno & Bucksnort Junction Band, Osborne Bros, Lewis Family, Boys From Indiana, Round Mountain Boys, New Natural Grass, Grassfire, Amazing Grass, South Plains Bluegrass, Red Fourkiller & the Chieftains, Battlefield Bluegrass Express, Stone County Boys, Bluegrass Countrymen, Glory Road Singers, Arbuckle Mountain Boys, Buck Tanner & Company, Bill Jones & the Bluegrass Travelers, Blue Mountain Boys, Possum Trott, Bluegrass Attack, and Midge & His Talking Harmonica.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (29 Jun) at the '11th Annual Mid-Ohio Bluegrass Festival' at Frontier Ranch, Columbus, Ohio.

The festival itself ran from 28-29 June with talent contest on the Friday (28th). Other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Curly Seckler & the Nashville Grass, Mac Wiseman, Lewis Family, Jim & Jesse, Les Hall & the Mastertones, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing at Dave Fraley's '5th Annual Jellico Creek Bluegrass festival' near Williamsburg, Kentucky.

Other acts included: Gary Adams & the Bluegrass Gentlemen, Dora Mae - Jr. Earls & the Home Brew Holler Band, Cumberland Grass, South Fork, Bruch Creek Grass, Patterson Creek Raiders, Next Of Kin, Silver Creek, Maumee Valley Grass, and Dixie Ryders.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (29 Jun) at the '16th Annual Frontier Ranch Bluegrass Festival' at Frontier Ranch, 15 miles East of Columbus, Ohio.

The festival itself ran from 28-30 June and other acts included: Seldom Scene, Doyle Lawson, JD Crowe, Country Gentlemen, Bluegrass Cardinals, Muddy River, Darrel Adkins & Sugar Creek, Bill Monroe, Osborne Bros., Lewis Family, Johnson Mountain Boys, Lost & Found, Virginia Squires, Stone Valley Band, and Muddy River.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Sunday (29 Jun) at Summersville Music Park, Summersville, West Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 27-29 June and other acts included: Jim & Jesse, Doyle Lawson, Lewis Family, Johnson Mountain Boys, Sally Mountain Show, Wildwood Pickers, Osborne Bros., Kenny Baker - Josh Graves & the Dominions, Bailes Bros., Buddy Griffin, Leatherwood, D.'Hoss' Williams, Goins Bros., Raymond Fairchild, A.G. & Kate, Whitey & Hogan, Lee Moore (The Coffee Drinking Nighthawk), Sullivan Family, Buddy Starcher, Joe Dobbs & Company, Mountain Four, Bill Dorsey Show, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Sunday (29 Jun) at the 'Music In The Mountains: Bluegrass - County Music' festival in Summersville Music Park, Summersville, West Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 26-29 June and other acts included: Osborne Bros., Rarely Herd, Country Gentlemen, Larry Sparks, Gillis Bros., Lost & Found, Goins Bros., Hart Bros., Lou Reid & Carolina, Lynn Morris, IIIrd Tyme Out, Eddie Adcock, New Vintage, Kenny Baker & Josh Graves, Bluegrass Strangers, Stevens Family, Lewis Family, Bluegrass Express, Schankman Twins, Gary Waldrep Band, Steadfast, Lonesome River Band, Sand Mountain Boys, Doyle Lawson, Del McCoury, Freddy Clark & Clark Family, Gold Wing Express, James King, Bluegrass Cardinals, Blue Highway, Larry Stephenson, Jim & Jesse, David Parmley - Scott Vestal & Continental Divide, Larkin Family, JD Crowe, Redwing, Raymond Fairchild, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Armin Hadamer & Susanne Koehler, and others.

Ralph had a show at Rams Head Tavern, Annapolis, Maryland. Tickets cost $22.50.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (29 Jun) at 'Mr B's Bluegrass Festival', Warren Farm, Ladysmith, Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 27-29 June and other acts included: Jim & Jesse, Lewis Family, Bluegrass Strangers, Norman Wright - Kevin Church & The Travelers, Mountain Heart, Larry Stephenson, James King, New Girls Night Out, IIIrd Tyme Out, Country Gentlemen, Mark Newton, Nothin' Fancy, Alvin Breeden & Virginia Cut-Ups.

Ralph was listed as appearing as part of the 'Down From The Mountain' tour at the Mann Center For Performing Arts, Philadephia, Pennsylvania. Other acts included: Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Dan Tyminski, Norman Blake, and Nashville Bluegrass Band.

Ralph appeared at a benefit/memorial concert for the late James Alan Shelton, who had died of cancer earlier in the month. The show at the Lamplight Theatre, Kingsport, Tennessee, ran from 3-10pm and also included: Joe Mullins, Blue Highway, Paul Williams & Victory Trio, Trey Hensley, Audey Ratliff, Isaac Moore, and Tennessee Skyline.

Admission was free, with donations taken towards James' outstanding medical bills.

This session at Roy Homer's basement studio in Clinton, provided the majority of the tracks for Keith Whitley & Ricky Skaggs' LP Second Generation Bluegrass (Rebel SLP 1504) 1971. The following day they finished off the album & also cut seven tracks for Ralph's Something Old, Something New (Rebel SLP 1503) 1971; and one which appeared on Play Requests (Rebel SLP 1514) 1972.