A show at Shipps Park, Morrisville, Virginia was recorded by Jeremy Foster and later released as Stanley Series, Vol. 2 No. 3 (Copper Creek CCSS-V2N3) 1986.

Ralph II (presumably with the CMBs) appeared at Campbell County Fairgrounds, Alexandria, Kentucky. Other acts included Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, and Cherryholmes.

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 Mac Wiseman's '7th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Renfro Valley. The band played at 9pm on Friday the 8th July and as the last act at 2am in the morning of the 9th. Ralph had another booking on the 9th, 200 miles away near Glenwood, Indiana.

The festival in Renfro Valley ran from 8-10th July and other acts included: Lewis Family, Mac Wiseman, Country Gentlemen, Roni Stoneman, Katie Laur Band, Red Rector, Paul Mullins, Bill Grimes, Bluegrass Drifters, Bashful Brother Oswald & Charlie Collins, and Roy Acuff.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (8-9 Jul) at the '3rd Annual Lost Acres Bluegrass Festival', 6 miles Southeast of Glenwood, Indiana.

Other acts included: Marshall Family, Old Joe Clark & Terry, Lawrence Lane & the Kentucky Grass, Kentucky Gentlemen, Moore Bros., Dixie Ryders, Man In Green, Country Grass, Russell Bros., Boys From Indiana, Bluegrass Sounds, Eddie Hamilton & the Bluegrass, Barry Simpson, and Robbie & Debbie Hammons.

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 the Goins Bros' '7th Annual Floyd County Bluegrass Festival' in Archer Park, Prestonsburg, Kentucky.

Other acts included: Dave Evans, Goins Bros., Outdoor Plumbing Company, Tennessee Gentlemen, Blue Mountain Bluegrass, Bill Grant & Delia Bell, New Frontier Grass, and Gum Branch Heartbreakers.

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 (8 Jul) at Northern Kentucky's '3rd Annual Boone County Bluegrass Festival' at Boone County Fairgrounds, Burlington, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from 7-10 July and other acts included: Larry Sparks, Hill Top Stompers, Goins Bros., Friday Night Pickers, Altar Gospel Singers, Fox Fire, Gary Strong & Hardtimes, J.R. Southbound Grass, Paul 'Moon' Mullins & Traditional Grass, Charlie Sizemore, Peach Mountain Boys, Random Choice, Kentucky Blues, Bluegrass Statesmen, Southern Breeze, Larry Hines & Cumberland Grass, and Coyle Maggard & Coon Creek.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (8 Jul) at the '2nd Annual Whippoorwill Woods Bluegrass Festival' in Clay's Park, 2 miles South of Canal Fulton, Ohio.

Advertised as featuring the 'Legendary Superstars of Bluegrass' (Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Jim & Jesse, and Mac Wiseman) the festival also included a Lonesome Pine Fiddlers reunion on the Saturday (8 Jul). The festival itself ran from 7-9 July and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Goins Bros., Charlie Sizemore, Big Wilbur & the Shed House Trio, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Coney Carver & the Rainbow Valley Boys, East Kentucky Grass, Beaver Creek Grass, Country Cousins, and Bob White & Candy Mountain Express.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Sunday (8 Jul) at the 'Opryland Bluegrass Festival' in the Opryland Festival Grounds, Nashville, Tennessee.

The festival itself ran from 7-8 July and other acts included: Smoky Mountain Sunshine, Bluegrass Cardinals, The Big Dogs, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Dillards, Country Gentlemen, Allison Krauss, Mike Snider Trio, Jim & Jesse, and Bill Monroe.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (Jul 8) at the Primitive Quartet's "14th Annual Singing in Hominy Valley", at the Singing Grounds, Candler, North Carolina (or in case of rain at Enka Middle School). From comments at the Winterhawk festival (17 Jul) however, Ralph would probably have missed this show due to his broken leg. Instead Ralph II would have lead the CMBs on this appearance with Steve Sparkman on banjo.

Other acts on the Friday (Jul 8) included: The Primitives, The Isaacs, and The Good Shepherd Quartet. The event itself ran from 2-9 July.

Ralph was billed as appearing (on either 8 or 10 Jul) at the '2nd Annual Bluegrass River Festival' at Harris Riverfront Park, Huntington, West Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 8-10 July and other acts included: Ricky Skaggs, Osborne Bros., Lewis Family, Goins Bros., Everett Lilly & Clear Creek Crossin Band, Dale Eskridge & Changing Times, IIIrd Tyme Out, Hart Bros., Howie Damron, Woods-N-Strings, and others.

Ralph was listed as appearing at the 'WSMO Bluegrass Festival', at Onslow County Fairgrounds, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Other acts included: Country Gentlemen, Carolina Road, and Mountain Heart.

Ralph had a concert at the Barter Theater, Abingdon, Virginia. At the start of the show there was a brief tribute to Dr. Stanley by the executive director of the Virginia Commission for the Arts (Peggy Baggett), director of Folk & Traditional Arts for the National Endowment for the Arts (Barry Bergey), and the presentation of the "Roses While You Live Award" by Joe Wilson, executive director of the National Council for Traditional Arts. Tickets cost $15, with Patron tickets (reserved seating in the 1st & 2nd rows on both levels at $100 and $50).

Ralph had a sold-out show at the Stone Mountain Performing Arts Center, Brownfield, Maine. Tickets cost $45.

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.

Ralph had a show at Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Tickets cost $28 - $69.

Ralph had a show at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Tickets cost $25 - $69.