Raslton has had quite a year. After returning from a European tour he was rushed to the hospital only to find out he needed surgery. Several benefit concerts helped him raise enough to cover medical expenses. Jane Stancil and other held an email campaign and Ralston played at the hugh Michigan Rothbury Festival. He soldiered on with treatments, enduring chemo while doing gigs and traveling to Boston and Nashville.

In part a tribute, and part the results of many requests to hear him again at AWT, Ralston will be singing one of his past AWT songs "One More Holiday" with The Folk Bros and doing a second NEW original to open the second set.