Ralph was advertised as appearing at the '1st Annual Country Gentlemen Bluegrass Festival', Indian Ranch, Webster, Massachusetts, with shows at 3.30pm & 9.30pm (Sat); and 11:00am, 3:00pm & 8:00pm (Sun). Other acts on the festival, which ran from the 25-27th June, included: Country Gentlemen, Randy Hawkins and The Bluegrass Travelers, Smokey Green, Don Reno, Red Smiley & Bill Harrell, Mac Wiseman, Goins Brothers, Carl Story, Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, and Bluegrass 45.

Ralph was billed as appearing on all three days at the '3rd Annual Stringbean Memorial Bluegrass Festival', held at the Fairgrounds, Charlotte, Michigan. Around 4,500 people attended the event.

Other acts at the festival included: Jim & Jesse, James Monroe, McLain Family, Larry Sparks, Charlie Moore, RFD Boys, Cathy Ann & Sound Of The South, Pine River Valley Boys, Wade Mainer, Bluegrass Longdistance, and Miller Bros.

Ralph was billed as appearing on the Saturday / Sunday (26-27th June) at the Wise County Shrine Club '2nd Annual Shriner's Bluegrass Festival', Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise, Virginia.

The festival itself ran from the 25-27th and other acts included: Mac Wiseman, Carl Story, Hotmud Family, Jim & Jesse, Outdoor Plumbing Company, Seldom Scene, Reedy Creek Grass, II Generation, Country Gentlemen, Goins Bros., Marshall Family, Larry Sparks, Singing Cookes, and Joe & June Freeman.

All proceeds went to the Shriner's 'Crippled Children Hospital'.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday / Friday (26-27 Jun) at the 'Red River Valley Bluegrass Festival' at Coushatta. Louisiana.

The festival iteslf ran from 26-28 June and other acts included: Bill Harrell, Chubby Wise, Sullivan Family, Tennessee Gentlemen, Joe Stuart, Southland Bluegrass, Bluegrass Carriers, Cox Family, Fuller Family, and Jerry & Tammy Sullivan.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (27 Jun) at the '7th Annual Wise County Memorial Bluegrass Festival', Slagle's Bluegrass Pasture, Elizabethton, Tennessee.

The festival was formerly the Shriner's Bluegrass festival and other acts included: Buck White, Singing Cookes, Lost & Found, Heights Of Grass, Reedy Creek Grass, Seldom Scene, Jimmy Martin, Quicksilver, Hotmud Family, Front Porch String Band, Payroll Boys, Hard Times, Jim & Jennie, Lewis Family, Cork Likkers, Our Gang, Friday Bros., Band, Dry Branch Fire Squad, and Kentucky River Boys.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Sunday (27 Jun) at the '13th Annual Mid-Ohio Bluegrass Festival', Frontier Ranch, near Columbus, Ohio.

The festival itself ran from 26-27 June with a talent content and evening concert on the Saturday, followed by the main name acts on the Sunday. The Saturday evening show consisted of: the Young Blades of Bluegrass, Prater Bros., Jewell Mountain Grass, and others. On Sunday, in addtion to Ralph, other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Mac Wiseman, Lewis Family, Bluegrass Cardinals, Jim & Jesse, Young Blades Of Bluegrass, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday / Friday (27-28 Jun) at the '13th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Slagle's Bluegrass Pasture, Elizabethton, Tennessee.

The festival itself ran from 27-29 June and other acts included: Sage Grass, Kentucky Ramblers, Lost & Found, Jimmy Martin, Robin Tackett Show, Snake In The Grass, Brickey Brothers, Bluegrass Thoroughbreds, Duane Wilder & Bluegrass Gospel, Jim & Jesse, Curley Seckler & Nashville Grass, Stevens Family, Lincoln County Partners, Del McCoury, AL Wood & the Smokey Ridge Boys, Kentucky Ramblers, and Kingsport Kountry Kloggers.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (27 Jun) at the '14th Annual Bluegrass Festival' in Charlotte, Michigan.

The festival itself ran from 26-29 June and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Bluegrass Cardinals, Raymond Fairchild, McLain Family, New Coon Creek Girls, Wade & Julia Mainer, Old South, Bill Napier - Larry Taylor & the Waterloo Bluegrass Boys, Tug River Valley Boys, Landon Messer - Lundy Fields and the Riverside Bluegrass, Bluegrass Extension service, Detroit Bluegrass Band, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (27 Jun) at the '13th Annual Dahlonega Bluegrass Festival' in the Mountain Music Park, Dahlonega, Georgia. In addition to the acts listed below, the show also included 'The Legends Of Bluegrass' on Saturday with Bill Monroe, Ralph, Jim & Jesse, and Mac Wiseman performing together.

The festival itself ran from 24-27 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Seldom Scene, Lewis Family, Osborne Bros., Doyle Lawson, Country Gentlemn, Jim & Jesse, Raymond Fairchild, Bluegrass Cardinals, Johnson Mountain Boys, Marksmen, and Mac Wiseman.

Ralph was listed as appearing (at some point) at Garland's '5th Annual Texas State Bluegrass Festival' at First Monday trade Days, Canton, Texas.

The festival itself ran from 23-28 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Jim & Jesse, Mac Wiseman, Jimmy Davis, Osborne Bros., Lewis Family, Larry Stephenson, Sally Mountain Show, Bluegrass Thoroughbreds, Bill Grant & Delia Bell, Sullivan Family, Sand Mountain Boys, Doyle Lawson, Tennessee Gentlemen, Raymond Fairchild, Coleman Bros., Second Time Around, Wildwood Girls, Paul Adkins, Chubby Wise, Lonnie Glosson, Larry Sparks, Lynn Morris Band, IIIrd Tyme Out, Holly Bond, Shady Grove Rambers, and Southern Rose.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at the '20th Annual Charlotte Bluegrass Festival' in Charlotte,, Michigan.

The festival itself ran from 25-28 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Lewis Family, Charlie Louvin - Charles Whitstein, Warrior River Boys, Delia Bell & Bill Grant, Marksmen, Charlie Sizemore, Jake Landers Band, Randall Hylton, Wade & Julia Mainer, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Sunday (27 Jun) at the 'Music In The Mountains Bluegrass - Country Music Festival' in Summersville Music Park, Summersville, West Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 24-27 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Osborne Bros., Lewis Family, Jim & Jesse, Doyle Lawson, Alison Krauss, Bill Harrell, Chubby Wise, Kenny Baker & Josh Graves, Bluegrass Strangers, Bass Mountain Boys, Larry Sparks, Eddie Adcock Band, Gillis Bros., Larry Stephenson, Black Diamond Bluegrass Boys, Appalachian Express, Lonesome River Band, Kitty Wells Family Show, Raymond Fairchild, Goins Bros., Peter Rowan & Panaman Red Riders, Boys From Indiana, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Lynn Morris Band, Country Gentlemen, Del McCoury, Johnson Mountain Boys, California, John Hartford, IIIrd Tyme Out, Redwing, Stevens Family, Bluegrass Cardinals, Fred Clark & Clark Family, Sally Mountain Show, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (27 Jun) at the '25th Annual Charlotte Bluegrass Festival', Eaton County Fairgrounds, Charlotte, Michigan.

The festival itself ran from 26-29 June and other acts included: Country Ham, Claire Lynch, Reno Bros., Jim & Jesse, Lost & Found, Lewis Family, Stevens Family, R & L Bluegrass Express, Gary Adams & Bluegrass Gentlemen, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Warrior River Boys, Vernon McIntyre & Appalachian Grass, S & S Express, Four By Grace, Freddy Clark & the Clark Family, and High Tymes.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (27 Jun) at the 'Maple City Bluegrass Festival' at Huron County Fairgrounds, Norwalk, Ohio.

The festival itself ran from 26-27 June and other acts included: IIIrd Tyme Out, Lonesome River Band, Frieght Hoppers, Dave Evans, James King, Joe Mullins & Gerald Evans, Blue Night, Hart Bros., Tony Hickman & Harbourtown, and Country Grass.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Sunday (27 Jul) at the 'Music In The Mountains: Bluegrass - Country Music' at Sumersville Music Park, Summersville, West Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 24-27 June and other acts included: Ricky Skaggs, Blue Highway, Goldwing Express, Jim & Jesse, Rarely Herd, IIIrd Tyme Out, JD Crowe, Reno Bros., David Parmley & Continental Divide, Country Gentlemen, Blue Ridge, Raymond Fairchild, Gibson Bros., Front Range, Eddie Adcock, Highland Rim, James King, Laurel Canyon Ramblers, Freddy Clark Family Twins, Kenny Baker & Josh Graves, Hart Bros., Osborne Bros., Lonesome River Band, Country Current, Lynn Morris, Stevens Family, Karl Shiflett & Big Country, Lou Reid & Carolina, Doyle Lawson, Larry Sparks, Goins Bros., Del McCoury, Larry Stephenson, Redwing, Schankman Twins, Lewis Family, Seldom Scene, Larkin Family, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Francine & Mountain Top Band, Steadfast, Bluegrass Express, Charlie Waller - Eddie Adcock - Russell Moore - Ray Deaton, and others.

On this date Ralph had triple heart by-pass surgery, according to several newspaper articles. He was discharged three days later and then spent some time recuperating at home.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (27 Jun) at the '29th Anniversary Music In The Mountains Bluegrass Festival' at Summersville Music Park, Summersville, West Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 24-27 June and other acts included: Rhonda Vincent, Dailey & Vincent, Grascals, Doyle Lawson, Gary Waldrep, Bobby Osborne, Country Current, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Eddie & Martha Adcock with Tom Grey, Jesse McReynolds, Raymond Fairchild, Tim Graves & Cherokee, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, James King, Moron Bros., Primitive Quartet, Goldwing Express, Larry Gillis, Joe Mullins & Radio Ramblers, Big Country Bluegrass, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Carolina Sonshine, Tennessee Gentlemen, Summertown Road, and Lonesome Meadow.