Kathleen Smith Everything Isn't Terrible

The harrowing true story of a travelling Irish family bonded by love, broken apart by life, and then betrayed by their carers in a cruel convent in Ireland.

Daniel believed that his parents were enjoying a peaceful retirement on a remote farm in Sweden, the country of his mother's birth. But with a single phone call, everything changes. "Your mother…she's not well," his father tells him. She's been imagining things - terrible, terrible things. In fact, she has been committed to a mental hospital. Before Daniel can board a plane to Sweden, his mother calls: "Everything that man has told you is a lie. I'm not mad…I need the police…Meet me at Heathrow."

This is the true story of Australia's worst convicted female serial killer, Kathleen Folbigg. Kathleen's children, Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura Folbigg, died one by one over a 10-year period in similar circumstances — suddenly, unexpectedly and while sleeping. Each time, it was Kathleen who raised the alarm to her husband, Craig.

Kathleen Grace grew up in the West, its vistas etching an impression that would stay with the Tucson, AZ native as she traveled to the dry hills of Los Angeles. Forging a career that has sent her around the globe, she has played for worldwide audiences whose diversity reflects her own eclectic musical tastes. Emerging from her jazz roots, Kathleen's sound bridges traditional and nostalgic with an approachable modernity, taking her into blues, folk and pop leaning realms. “Jazz is a value system,” Kathleen explains, “I may not always be creating music specific to that space, but I try to let it’s deepest truths of freedom, listening and trust guide my path, my choices.”