Ralph appeared at the "Paint Valley Jamboree", Bainbridge, Ohio. Also appearing were Jimmy Skinner, and the J.R. Murrell Family.

Ralph appeared at the 'Blue Grass Jamboree' in Roanoke, Virginia. I'm not sure of the dates, but a review of the festival on 6 Mar says it took place the previous weekend.

Other acts included: Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, Clinton King & the Virginia Mountaineers, Shenandoah Cut-Ups, Country Gentlemen, June Draper, and Jimmy Eanes Jnr.

Ralph was billed as appearing at 'Okeechobee Bluegrass Convention', 2 miles North of Okeechobee on Hwy 441.

Other advertised acts included: Mac Wiseman, Shenandoah Cut-Ups, Chubby Wise, Bluegrass Pardners, Bluegrass Ramblers, Thompson Family, and Chubby Anthony & Tall Timber.

Ralph appeared at the Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Also on the bill were Don Reno & the Tennessee Cut-ups.

The show was one of a Country Music series at the venue, which also featured: Original Texas Playboys (15 Nov 1981); Grandpa Jones (28 Mar); and Kitty Wells, Johnny Wright, Bobby Wright, Tennessee Mountain Boys (May 16).

Ralph played a show at the Station Inn, Nashville, Tennessee.

Ralph was billed as appearing at the 'Bluegrass Benefit Show for Charlie Lock' at the Moose Lodge, Mechanicsville, Maryland.

Other acts included: Jay Armsworthy & Back Yard Bluegrass Boys, Patuxent Partners, Jack Atkins, Ernie Bradley & Grassy Ridge, Bottom County Bluegrass, Special Blend, Dee Gunter - Walter Hensley & Dukes Of Bluegrass, and Excalibur.

Ralph had a show at the Albemarle County Office Building, Charlottesville, Virginia. The event ran from 3:30pm to 8pm and also included the Boys From Indiana, and Floyd Brown's Buck Mountain Boys. Tickets on the door cost $15.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (28 Feb) at 'Bluegrass First Class: The Asheville Show' at the Great Smokies Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, Asheville, North Carolina.

The festival itself ran from 28 February to 1 March and other acts included: Doyle Lawson, Dry Branch Fire Squad, McPeak Bros., IIIrd Tyme Out, Blue Highway, Del McCoury, and Lonesome River Band.

Ralph was billed as appearing on the '4th Annual Bluegrass Music Caribbean Cruise', which spent 7 days travelling from Fort Lauderdale - At Sea - San Juan - St. John/St. Thomas Catalina Island/Casa De Campo - At Sea - Nassau - Fort Lauderdale. Ralph had another booking on 1 Mar however, so I'm not sure if Ralph played on the cruise, or just at Fort Lauderdale on either the start or end date.

Other acts included: Larry Stephenson, Rhonda Vincent, Tim Graves & Cherokee, Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike, Rarely Herd, Dale Ann Bradley, Ramona Church & Carolina Road, Mark Newton, and a 'special' performance by Jesse McReyonlds.

Ralph appeared as part of the "Downtown Hoedown" event at the Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, Tennessee. Also billed were: the Nashville Bluegrass Band, and Mountain Heart. The concert was originally booked for 17 Jan but had to be rescheduled. Tickets cost $33.

Ralph had a show at the Paramount Theater, Charlottesville, Virginia. Also appearing were the Seldom Scene. Tickets cost between $31.50 - $42.50.

Ralph had a couple of nights at the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee.