Ralph II appeared at some point (presumably with the CMBs) at the Fairgrounds in Alexandria, Kentucky.

Other acts included: Melvin Goins and Appalachian Grass.

Ralph was billed as appearing at 'Bill Monroe's 2nd Annual Lone Star Bluegrass Festival' at Trade's Day Park, McKinney, Texas . Other advertised acts included: Bill Monroe, Don Reno-Bill Harrell, Jim & Jeses, James Monroe, and the Stone Mountain Boys.

Ralph was billed as appearing at 'Bill Monroe's 3rd Annual Lone Star Bluegrass Festival' at Trade's Day Park, McKinney, Texas. Other acts advertised included Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Jim & Jesse, Bluegrass Alliance, Stone Mountain Boys, Don Reno - Bill Harrell, 'and many others'.

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.

The "Bristol Herald Courier" listed a "SELLING OUT Of a 25 yr. collection of Antiques & Junk - Such as copper, brass, pewter, cast iron, silver, glassware and more than you can believe. This sale will be for 8 days only. Starting July 7 thru July 15, beginning at 6am Saturday morning. If you have anything to sell, trade or swap bring it to the MOUNTAIN FLEA MARKET, located at Ralph Stanley's Memorial Park on Smith Ridge between McClure and Coeburn in Dickenson County. Bring your camper and stay the week…

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 (7 Jul) at the '5th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Wheel Inn Campground, Leslie, Michigan.

The festival itself ran from 7-8 July and other acts included: Osborne Bros., Dave Evans, Larry Sparks, Bill Napier, Fiddling Toad Bradly, Charlie Sizemore, Lum Patton, Timmie Cline, and Dave Collins.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (7 Jul) at the '3rd Annual Whipporwill Woods Bluegrass Festival' in Clay's Park, Canal Fulton, Ohio.

The festival itself ran from 6-8 July and other acts included: Jim & Jesse, Jimmy Martin, Wilma Lee Cooper, Raymond Fairchild, Warrior River Boys, Curly Seckler & Willis Spears, Robert White & Candy Mountain Express, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Goins Bros., Del McCoury, Charlie Sizemore, Beaver Creek Grass, Prater Bros. Plum Mountain Grass, Darrel Adkins & Silver Wind, Bear Mountain Boys, Rails Of Bluegrass.

Ralph was listed as appearing (at some point between 6-7 Jul) at the 'Northern Kentucky Bluegrass Festival' at the Campbell County Fairgrounds, Alexandria, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from 6-8 July and other acts included: Warrior River Boys, New Vintage, Melvin Goins, Dixie Riders, Rarely Herd, Fred & Co., Chain Reaction, Dayle Eskridge, Dry Ridge, Burnin' Bluegrass, Mixed Company, Chris Jones, Jimmy Bowen, and Rural Route 2.

Ralph performed Man Of Constant Sorrow and Angel Band on the Radio show A Prairie Home Companion recorded at the Wolf Trap National Park for Performing Arts, Vienna, Virginia.

Ralph appeared as part of the 'Down From The Mountain' tour at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Other acts included: Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Dan Tyminiski, Nashville Bluegrass Band, and Norman Blake.

Ralph had a show at the Contemporary Art Museum (Courtyard C or Hunter Center), North Adams, Massachusetts. Tickets cost $22 in advance, or $26 on the door.

Ralph was listed as appearing (at some point) at the 'Crested Butee Music Festival', Crested Butte, Colorado.

The festival itself ran from 6-10 July and other acts included: Bearfoot, Two Man Gentlemen Band, Blue Highway, Spring Creek, and Emmit & Nershi.

Billed as Nathan Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys with Dr. Ralph Stanley at the Carter Family Fold, Hiltons, Virginia. Tickets cost $15 (children $8).