Ralph was billed as appearing at the "Festival Of American Folklife", as part of the Montreal International "Man & His World" exhibit 11-17 June 1971.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at "Bill Monroe's 5th Annual Bluegrass Festival" at Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana. Other acts listed included: Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Jim & Jesse, Country Gentlemen, Doc Watson, Don Reno, Red Smiley & Bill Harrell, Jimmy Martin, Mac Wiseman, Carl Story, James Monroe, Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, Cliff Waldron, Louis Popejoy and the Wabash Valley Boys, Mike Seeger, Goins Bros, Tex Logan, Bluegrass Alliance, Rual Yarborough & a special guest appearance by John Hartford. Events included 'the Story of Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass music'.

It's likely that Ralph only appeared on the 18-20, as he was billed as appearing in Montreal from 11-17 June.

Tracks 1-16 on the CD Live From Bean Blossom 1972 Vol. 2 (No Label No #) 2015, are from Ralph's late afternoon / evening performances at Bean Blossom, Indiana on the 17th June. This was part of 'Bill Monroe's 6th Annual Bluegrass Festival' and the other acts included: Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, James Monroe, Lester Flatt, Jim & Jesse, Osborne Brothers, Carl Story, Goins Brothers, Jones Brothers, Larry Sparks, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Birch Monroe, Bill Clifton, Don Reno-Bill Harrell, Cliff Waldron, Bluegrass Tarheels, II Generation, Carlton Family, Tex Logan, Buck White, and Randall Collins - Curtis Blackwell.

Ralph was advertised as appearing at 'Bill Monroe's 7th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Bean Blossom, Indiana. Also appearing were: Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Jim & Jesse, Ralph Stanley, Goins Brothers, James Monroe, Bluegrass Alliance, Jimmy Martin, Don Reno-Bill Harrell, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Bluegrass Alliance, Larry Sparks, Del McCoury, Lewis Family, Shenandoah Cut-ups, Goins Brothers, Birch Monroe, Parker Family, Bluegrass Blackjacks, AL Wood & the Smokey Ridge Boys, McLain Family, Tex Logan, Bluegrass Tarheels, Bobby Smith & the Boys From Shiloh, and the Sullivan Family.

It's likely that Ralph's appearances were towards the end of the festival, as they were booked to appear at another festival in Georgia 8-10th June.

Ralph was billed as appearing at 'Bill Monroe's 8th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at the Brown County Jamboree Park in Bean Blossom, Indiana.

I'd guess Ralph's appearances were later in the week, as other gigs were advertised on the 7-9th. Other advertised acts at Bean Blossom included: Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Jim & Jesse, James Monroe, Larry Sparks, Bluegrass Alliance, Reno - Harrell, Bill Clifton, Monroe Doctrine, McLain Famly, Bluegrass Blackjacks… and many others.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the Opry's 'Country Music Fan Fair' at the New Opry House, Nashville, Tennesse. Also appearing were: Lester Flatt, Bill Monroe, Country Gentlemen, Boys From Shiloh, Mac Wiseman, Reno - Harrell, and Jim & Jesse.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at Bill Monroe's '11th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

Other acts included: Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Osborne Bros, Sheandoah Cut-Ups, Jimmie Skinner, Wilma Lee - Stoney Cooper & the Clinch Mountain Clan, James Monroe, Birch Monroe, Calton Family, Piper Road Spring Band, Clyde Bowling.

Ralph was billed as appearing at some point at Bill Monroe's '12th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana. The band definitely didn't appear on all days…

Other acts included: Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Osborne Bros, James Monroe, Don Reno, Jimmie Skinner, The Brocks, Bill Harrell & the Virginians, Clyde Bowling, High Country, Birch Monroe, and Tex Logan.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the '4th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at the Mountain Music Park, in Shortt Gap, Virginia.

Other acts included: Bluegrass Cardinals, Kentucky River Boys, Boone Estep & Copley Bros., Country Grass, Bluegrass Kinsman, Lost & Found, Red White & Dixie Bluegrass, Sugar In the Gourd, Clevenger Bros. & Rock Ridge Boys, and Virginia Drifters

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (16-17 Jun) at Bill Monroe's '13th Annual Bluegrass Festival' a the Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 9-17th June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, James Monroe, Carl Story, Lewis Family, Country Gentlemen, Osborne Bros., High Country, Birch Monroe, Meyers Bros., the Lawsons, Dry Branch Fire Squad, AL Wood & the Smokey Ridge Boys, Jimmie Skinner, Jim & Jesse, Sullivan Family, and Lillimae & the Dixie Gospel-Aires.

"The Courier-Journal" from Louisville, Kentucky mentioned "Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys play bluegrass music" on The Bob Braun (TV) Show.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at Bill Monroe's '16th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Monroe's Brown County Jamboree, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

Other acts included: Bill Monroe, Jim & Jesse, Osborne Bros., James Monroe, Jimmy Martin, Sullivan Family, Don Reno, Wilma Lee Cooper, Carl Story, Joe Val, Bill Harrell, High Country, Lost Kentuckians, Wildwood Pickers, Walter Bailes, Del McCoury, New Horizon, Bobby Smith & the Boys From Shiloh, Roane County Boys, and Al Wood & Smokey ridge Boys.

Ralph was billed as appearing at some point at Bill Monroe's '17th Annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' at Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival ran from 10-19 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Osborne Bros., Jim & Jesse, Curly Seckler & Nashville Grass, James Monroe, Bluegrass Cardinals, Wilma Lee Cooper, Joe Val, Carl Story, Sullivan Family, Goins Bros., Boys From Indiana, Carl Tipton Show, Josh Graves & Joe Stuart, High Country, Good Ol' Persons, Bobby Smith & Boys From Shiloh, Lost Kentuckians, Jones Bros., & the Log Cabin Boys, Louie Popejoy, Ken Palmer & Dixie Flyers, Wildwood Pickers, Pete Corum & Red River Band, Border Riders, Outdoor Plumbing Co..

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (16-17 Jun) at Bill Monroe's '18th Annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' at Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 13-17 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Uncle Josh Graves & Joe Stuart, Lost Kentuckians, Clyde Moody, Jim & Jesse, Bob Smith & the Boys From Shiloh, Wildwood Pickers, Dee Dee Prestige, James Monroe, Wilma Lee Cooper, Boys From Indiana, Jackie Christian, Osborne Bros., Carl Story, and Sullivan Family.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday(15-16 Jun) at Bill Monroe's '19th Annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' at Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 7-16 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Osborne Bros., Country Gentlemen, Jimmy Martin, Lewis Family, JD Crowe, Wilma Lee Cooper, Larry Sparks, Del McCoury, Bill Harrell, Goins Bros., Josh Graves & Joe Stuart, Bobby Smith, Wildwood Pickers, Boys From Indiana, High Country, Good Ole Persons, Sullivan Family, Carl Tipton Show, Lost Kentuckians, Redwing, Detroit Bluegrass Band, Bluegrass of the 80s, and Snakes And The Grass.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (16 Jun) at the '1989 Floyd County Coal Miner's Bluegrass Festival' in Grethel, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from 15-17 June and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Osborne Bros., Dave Evans, Goins Bros., Bluegrass Strangers, Timmy Cline Band, and R.W. Skeens & Scioto County Ramblers.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (16-17 Jun) at Bill Monroe's '24th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Brown County Jamboree Park, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 14-17 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Emmylou Harris & the Angel Band, Osborne Bros., Jim & Jesse, Mac Wiseman, Bluegrass Cardinals, Bill Harrell, Boys From Indiana, Sullivan Family, Goins Bros., Wayne Lewis Band, Carl Story, Paul Mullins & Traditional Grass, Charlie Sizemore, George Winn & the Bluegrass Partners, Diane Christian, and Jacky Christian,

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (15-16 Jun) at Bill Monroe's '25th Annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival', in Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 13-16 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Osborne Bros., Bobby Smith & the Boys From Shiloh, Larry Efaw & the Bluegrass Mountaineers, Bluegrass Cardinals, Goins Bros., Nashville Bluegrass Band, Mac Wiseman, Seldom Scene, Jim & Jesse, Del McCoury, Paul Mullins & Traditional Grass, Charlie Sizemore, and Sullivan Family.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point between 16-17 Jun) at the 'Fiddlers Grove Bluegrass Festival' at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center, Lebanon, Tennessee. From comments at the Winterhawk festival (17 Jul) Ralph would have missed this show due to his broken leg, with Ralph II leading the CMBs on this appearance, and with Steve Sparkman on banjo.

The festival itself ran from 16-18 June and other acts included: Country Gentlemen, Lonesome Standard Time, IIIrd Tyme Out, Larry Sparks, Bluegrass Cardinals, Gillis Bros., Good Shepherd Quartet, One Way Out, The Isaacs, and Tennessee Connection.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point between 15-16 June) at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Telluride, Colorado.

The festival itself ran from 15-18 June and other acts included: James Taylor, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bruce Cockburn, Shawn Colvin, Bela Fleck, Tim & Mollie O'Brien, Michael Hedges, Peter Rowan, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Cockburn, IIIrd Tyme Out, Hapa, Iris Dement, Wolfstone, Del McCoury, Sugarbeat, Mark O'Connor, Leftover Salmon, and a Superjam.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (15-16 Jun) at '30th Annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' at Bill & James Monroe's Festival Park & Campground, Bean Blossom, IN.

The festival itself ran from 13-16 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Jim & Jesse, Mac Wiseman, Del McCoury, JD Crowe, Larry Sparks, James Monroe, Sullivan Family, Goins Bros., Kenny Baker & Josh Graves, Gary Brewer, Eddie Adcock, Kathy Chiavola, Dallas Smith, Petticoat Junction, McPeak Bros., and Tim Graves.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (16 Jun) at the '5th Annual Stringbean Memorial Bluegrass Festival', Annville, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from 14-17 June and other acts included: Larry Sigmon & Barbara Poole, Mike Snider, Miller's Creek, Dale Ann Bradley, Larry Fuller, Moron Bros., Billy Renee & Cumberland Gap, Phillip Akemon & Flatlick, Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, Goldwing Express, and Cross Ties.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (16-17 Jun) at the '35th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' at the Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground, Bean Blossom, Indiana. The band were scheduled to appear at 3:10-3:55pm & 11:15pm-Midnight (w/George Shuffler) on Saturday, and 11:20-11:40am & 2:45-3:30pm on Sunday.

The festival itself ran from 12-17 June and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Jim & Jesse, Country Gentlemen, Doyle Lawson, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, JD Crowe, James Monroe, IIIrd Tyme Out, Lynn Morris, Mountain Heart, James King, Warrior River Boys, Karl Shifflet, Eddie & Martha Adcock, Larry Sparks, Gary Brewer, George Shuffler, Frank Wakefield, Special Consensus, Sullivan Family, Ryan Holladay, Larkin Family, and Pastor Baggett.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (15-16 Jun) at the '36th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' at the Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground, Bean Blossom, Indiana. A newspaper schedule however, only includes a performance on Saturday 7:20 - 8:35pm.

The festival itself ran from 9-16 June and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, George Shuffler, Paul Williams & Victory Trio, Doyle Lawson, JD Crowe, Larry Sparks, David Parmley & Continental Divide, Dave Evans, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Jeanette Williams, Warrior River Boys, James Monroe, Eddie & Martha Adcock, Larry Stephenson, Lynn Morris, Grasshoppers, Valerie Smith, Special Consensus, Larkin Family, Chapmans, Bluegrass Strangers, 1946, Vince Combs & Shadetree Grass, Mike Snider, Longview, Wildfire, James King, Gary Brewer, Sullivan Family, Village Singers, Carolina Road, Jolena Foster & Country Grass, Don Stanley & Middle Creek, Frank Ray & Cedar Hill, Jesse Perdue & Old Time Gospel, and Pastor Baggett.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday (16 Jun) at the '31st Annual North Carolina State Bluegrass Festival', Happy Holiday Campground, Cherokee, North Carolina. The band were scheduled to appear at 7:30pm.

The festival itself ran from 16-18 June and other acts included: Earl Scruggs, Mike Snider, Doyle Lawson, Ronnie Reno, David Peterson & 1946, Jesse McReynolds, Country Gentlemen, Bobby Osborne, Blueridge, Curtis Blackwell & Dixie Bluegrass Boys, Lost & Found, Gary Waldrep, Tennessee Heart Strings Band, Raymond Fairchild, Suggins Bros., Bluegrass Bros., and Josh Crowe Band.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at the '40th Anniversary Celebration Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' at the Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 10-17 July and other acts included: Marty Stuart, Cherryholmes, Del McCoury, Bobby Osborne, JD Crowe, Randy Waller & Country Gentlemen, Eddie & Martha Adcock, Grascals, Bluegrass Strangers, Ronnie Reno, IIIrd Tyme Out, Flint River Boys, Mountain Heart, Marty Raybon, Lewis Family, Jesse McReynolds, Alecia Nugent, Larry Stephenson, David Parmley & Continental Divide, Special Consensus, Ralph Stanley II, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Michelle Nixon & Drive, Blueridge, Jeanette Williams Band, Ernie Thacker, Boohers, Wildfire, Isaacs, Kruger Bros., Kenny & Amanda Smith, James King Band, Anita Fisher Band, Warrior River Boys, Sullivan Family, Audie Blaylock & redline, Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, Paul Williams & Victory Trio, Vince Combs & Shadetree Grass, and Pastor Baggett.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at the 'Bonnaroo Music Fest', Manchester, Tennessee.

The festival itself ran from 14-17 June and other acts included: Uncle Rarl, Old Crow Medicine Show, Gillian Welch, Charlie Louvin, and Biscuit Burners.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (16 Jun) at the '41st Annual Bill Monroe's Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival' at the Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground, Bean Blossom, Indiana. Jim Lauderdale made a guest appearance with the band.

The festival itself ran from 9-16 June and other acts included: Grascals, JD Crowe, Lewis Family, Gibson Bros., Alecia Nugent, James King Band, Ralph Stanley II (Friday), Grasstowne, Chapmans, Newfound Road, Hit-N-Run Bluegrass, Charlie Sizemore, Sullivan Family, Pine Mountain Railroad, Boohers, Deaton Family, Bobby Osborne, Jesse McReynolds, Ronnie Reno, Eddie & Martha Adcock, Randy Waller & Country Gentlemen, James Monroe, David Parmley & Continental Divide, David Davis & Warrior River Boys, Jeanette Williams Band, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, Vince Combs & Shadetree Bluegrass, Karl Shiflett, Wildwood Valley Boys, Tommy Brown & County Line Grass, Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, Carrier Hassler & Hard Rain, Cherryholmes, Marty Raybon, IIIrd Tyme Out, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Lonesome River Band, Larry Stephenson, Kenny & Amanda Smith, Paul Williams & Victory Trio, Special Consensus, Bluegrass Strangers, Goldwing Express, Gerald Evans & Paradise, Honi Deaton & Dream, Anita Fisher, Baker Boys, Olivia Smiley, Moonlight Bluegrass, and Pastor Baggett.

Ralph appeared at the "46th Annual ", Bill Monroe Music Park and Campground, Bean Blossom, Indiana.

Other acts included: JD Crowe & New South 40th reunion show, Bobby Osborne, Michael Cleveland.