Composer Daniel Kingman's Appalachian Harmony, written for the East Tennessee Children's Choir, vocalist, guitar and fiddle, draws upon such diverse influences as the Cherokee heritage, the nineteenth-century folk hymn tradition of The Southern Harmony, Anglo-Scottish ballad singing, African-American praise songs, and mountain fiddling. Commissioned by the Johnson City Area Arts Council, the work celebrates the people and history of this beautiful region at the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains.