Ralph II was listed as appearing (at some point) at 'OKI Bluegrass Festival', Polish Club Picnic Grounds, Dayton, OH. I presume Ralph II appeared on the Friday (10 Jun) as he was billed as appearing on Saturday (11 Jun) with the CMBs. Dr Ralph also had another show listed on the Friday (10 Jun)…

The festival itself ran from 10-11 June and other acts included: Dean Osborne, Vince Combs, Appalachian grass, Wes Miller, Dennis Barrett, Dixie Rtders, Shades Of Blue, Commonwealth, Rebel Grass, Ricky Prater, and Sammy Adkins.

Ralph II led the CMB's on Saturday (11 Jun) at the 'Christopher Run Bluegrass Festival', Christopher Run Campground on Lake Anna, Mineral, Virginia. The band were scheduled to appear at 2:20 and 9:50pm.

The festival itself ran from 9-11 June and other acts included: Larry Sparks, Stevens Sisters, Nothin' Fancy, Haley & The Boys, Lost & Found, Steep Canyon Rangers, Code Blue, Bluegrass Brothers, Ronnie Bowman, Valerie Smith, Lewis Family, Cana Ramblers, Smith Mountain Grass, Karl Shiflett, All 4 Him, Phoenix, Shenandoah Blue, Michelle Nixon & Drive, Carolina Road, and Randy Waller & Country Gentlemen.

Ralph II was billed as appearing (at some point) at the 'All-American Bluegrass Jam' at Orange County Booster Park, Orange, Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 11-13 June and other acts included: George Clark Shifflett III, Lary Stephenson, Bill Emerson, Bill Yates & amp; Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition, Wildwood Valley Boys, and Bluegrass Bros.

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.

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 on the Friday / Saturday (11-12th June) at the 'Festival Of Bluegrass' at Masterson Station Park about 3 ½ miles West of Lexington, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from the 11-13th and other acts included: Jim & Jesse, McLain Family, Wheat Straw, Slone Family, Boone Creek, Earl Taylor & the Stoney Mountain Boys, Hot Mud Family, Fiddlin' Van Kidwell, Noah Crase Paul Mullins & the Boys From Indiana, Katie Laur Band, Asa Martin & the Cumberland Rangers, Stoney Creek. Also listed were Cincinnati's Mr. Spoons and the Buckskin Popneer Dancers.

Ralph was billed as appearing on all three days at the 'Festival Of Bluegrass' at Masterson Station Park, 3 ½ miles West of Lexington, Kentucky.

Other acts included: Osborne Bros., Jim & Jesse, McLain Family, Katie Laur Band, Stoney Creek, Mr. Spoons, Earl Taylor & the Stoney Mountain Boys, Hotmud Family with Fiddlin' Van Kidwell, Red Rector - Bill Clifton, Stoney Creek, Country Gentlemen, Boone Creek, and others.

The rehearsals & filming of the KET 'Bluegrass Bluegrass' TV show took place around this time at the Lexington Diner's Playhouse. You can now find the whole show on youtube

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 appeared at a Sunday afternoon "Country Music Spectacular" at Southside Electric Pavillion, Crewe, by the Virginia Folk Music Association. The show coincided with the proclamation by Governor Dalton's office of 11 June as "Stanley Brothers Day", and the Stanley Brothers admission to the Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame. During the show Ralph was presented with a plaque by Senator James T. Edmunds.

A newspaper report in the "Richmond Times-Dispatch" mentioned that Ralph was so impressed with The Fun Time Cloggers, a this show, that he booked them for his next festival…

The show was also "teletaped" by WCVE's Channel 23 for a series due to broadcast on TV in the fall of 1978.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday / Saturday (11-12 Jun) at the '9th Annual Festival of the Bluegrass' in Masterson Station Park, Lexington, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from 10-13 June and other acts included: Bluegrass Cardinals, Seldom Scene, Osborne Bros., Lewis Family, Country Gentlemen, Quicksilver, JD Crowe, Wilson Bros., Hot Mud Family, Dave Evans, Boys From Indiana, Muddy Ruver, and Red & Murphy.

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 on Friday / Saturday (10-11 Jun) at the '10th Annual Festival Of The Bluegrass' in Masterson Station Park, 2 ½ miles from Lexington, Kentucky. The band were scheduled to perform at 4:30pm & 9pm on Friday; and 1:30pm & 9pm on Saturday.

The festival itself ran from 9-12 June and other acts included: Seldom Scene, Mac Wiseman, Country Gentlemen, Doyle Lawson, Raymond Fairchild, Jim & Jesse, Don Reno, Lewis Family, Boys From Indiana, Bluegrass Cardinals, Summer Wages, Indiana Grass, and others.

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 at the '11th Annual Sugar Creek Bluegrass Festival' in Sugar Creek Music Park, Blue Ridge, Georgia. The festival ran from Friday / Saturday (10-11 Jun), but as the band had another booking on the Friday (10 Jun), they presumably must have only appeared here on the Saturday (11 Jun).

Other acts included: Bill Grant & Delia Bell, Jimmy Martin, Warrior River Bros, Stevens Family, Murphy Bros., Southern Strangers, and Cross Country Grass.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at Jim & Jesse's '4th Annual Bluegrass Festival' in Slagle's Pasture, Elizabethton, Tennessee.

The festival itself ran from 11-13 June and other acts included: Jim & Jesse, Alison Krauss, Bill Monroe, Osborne Bros., Jimmy Martin, Troubleshome Hollow, Flyin' Grass, Lewis Family, Carl Story, ETSU Bluegrass Band, Blue Ridge, East Tennessee Mountain Boys, Lost Creek, Big Country, Bluegrass Echos, Brickey Bros., Appalachian Trail, and Leisure Tyme.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (11 Jun) at the 'Mountain Grass '93 Bluegrass Festival' at Aunt Minnies' Farm Park, in Stumptown, West Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 10-13 June and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Osborne Bros., Jimmy Martin, Country Gentlemen, Eddie Adcock Band, Traditional Grass, Wilma Lee Cooper, Hazel River Band, New Tradition, Southern Comfort, Stewed Mulligan, Cross Roads, Stevens Family, Elmer Bird, Grandpa Jones, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing at some point at the 'Mountain Grass '94 Bluegrass festival' at Aunt Minnie's Farm Park, Stumptown, West Virginia. Festival advertising doesn't indicate which days Ralph performed at, but as other artists have single days indicated & Ralph doesn't, I presume the band appeared on more than one day.

The festival itself ran from 9-12 June and other acts included: Osborne Bros., Jimmy Martin, Country Gentlemen, Stevens Family, Salem Ridge, Traditional Grass, Charlie Louvin, Larry Stephenson, Hazel River Band, Cross Roads, Southern Comfort, Plum Mountain Grass, Clark Family, Elmer Bird, Ohio Valley Boys, Mountain Pride Cloggers, and many others.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at 'Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival', Mountain View Park, Wind Gap, Pennsylvania.

The festival itself ran from 11-14 June and other acts included: Lewis Family, Jim & Jesse, Reno Bros., Front Range, Isaacs, Forbes Family, Bob Paisley, Warrior River Boys, James King, Gibson Bros., Fox Family, Smokey Greene, Cornerstone, Larkin Family, Changing Times, Fox Hill, Stained Grass Window, and Fred Hines.

Ralph was billed as appearing (either on the 10 or 13 June) at the 'Wind-Gap Bluegrass Festival' at Mountain View Park, Wind Gap, Pennsylvania.

The festival itself ran from 10-13 June and other acts included: Lewis Family, Doyle Lawson, Bob Paisley & Southern Grass, Lonesome River Band, Eddie & Martha Adcock, IIIrd Tyme Out, Isaacs, Valerie Smith, James King, Gibson Bros., Fox Family, Freight Hoppers, Smokey Greene, Blue Ridge Mountain Boys, East Wind, 2nd Edition, Stained Grass Window, the Daughters of Bluegrass, and Fred Hines.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (11 Jun) at the 'Summer Bluegrass In Georgia' festival at Hoofers, LaGrange, Georgia.

The festival itself ran from 11-12 June and other acts included: Jim & Jesse, Osborne Bros., Mac Wiseman, Doyle Lawson, Southland, Goldwing, Stevens Sisters, Georgia Bound, Bullsboro, Everett Bros., and Brush Fire.

Ralph appeared at the 'Goins Benefit Show' at Paramount Arts Center, Ashland, Kentucky. The show was to raise funds for Willia Goins (Melvin's wife) & Ray Goins who were both undergoing treatment for cancer.

The show started at 7pm and other acts also included: Larry Sparks, Dave Evans, Charlie Sizemore, Melvin Goins & Widny Mountain, Ernie Thacker, and others.

Ralph was billed as appearing as part of T Bone Burnett's 'Great High Mountain Tour' featuring music from 'O Brother' and 'Cold Mountain', with a show at the Mid America Center, Council Bluffs, Indiana.

Other acts included: Alison Krauss, The Whites, Sierra & Cody Hull, Norman & Nancy Blake, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Tim Eriksen, Riley Baugus, Dirk Powell, Reeltime Travelers, Ollabelle, and Sacred Harp Singers.

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.