Ralph Stanley II

Ralph Stanley II on the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium (1/17/25) January 17 was a special night for Ralph Stanley II. After many years of playing the Grand Ole Opry as a member of the Clinch Mountain Boys, alongside

Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys have been invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry on January 17 at the Ryman Auditorium in honor of his father, Dr. Ralph Stanley's, distinction as the first Opry member to

All star band at Yee-Haw Brewing in Knoxville for flooding victims (10/22) - photo © Colton Zenni Pickin' Up The Pieces, the all-star bluegrass and Americana benefit concert in Knoxville, TN, organized by teen mandolin wunderkind Wyatt Ellis, turned out to

With the recent departure of banjo picker Landon Fitzpatrick from Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Ralph has brought Alex Leach back into the band, who had spent several good years with him previously. Landon is moving back to

Good news for fans of the Stanley sound in southwestern Virginia and Georgia! Nathan Stanley, along with Ralph Stanley II, and former Nashville Star winner, Buddy Jewel, will be appearing in a series of holiday concerts billed as A Stanley Country

RBR Entertainment has released a second single from their upcoming album with Ralph Stanley II. Together they've chosen to cover the New Riders of the Purple Sage classic, Glendale Train. Ralph said that he wasn't familiar with this song, until the

The Dr. Ralph Stanley Memorial Day Weekend festival held on Smith Ridge in McClure, Virginia, has celebrated the music of the Stanleys for more than 50 years. With Ralph Stanley II at the helm, an additional festival, held annually on

These images from the 51st annual Hills of Home Bluegrass Festival, launched by Dr. Ralph Stanley in McClure, VA, are a contribution from Laci Mack.

Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys at Life Church in Eustis, FL - photo © Bill Warren Deano Graham has a small church in Eustis, Florida called Life Church, and Deano hosts Bluegrass Family Nights there. The venue is one

Ralph Stanley II has signed with RBR Entertainment, and completed work on a new project for the label with creative director Billy Droze. We have long felt that II's finest recording to date has been his single album with Lonesome Day