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Solivan grew up near Modesto, California. His grandmother on his father’s side played mandolin and fiddle, and his father plays the banjo, guitar, bass, and mandolin. His mother’s side of the family included classical violin and cello players. He fell in love with bluegrass music at an early age. Solivan formed his first band, Generation Gap in the late 1980s. They once opened for Ralph Stanley at a California show.

Solivan's second solo project Family, Friends & Heroes was released in 2016, and features members of Dirty Kitchen, family members, and John Cowan, Shawn Camp, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Jim Hurst, Megan McCormick, Rob Ickes, and Del McCoury. On "Wayfaring Stranger," Solivan’s mother Lorene (now deceased) sings lead vocals.

In 2016, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen were again the IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year.

In 2014, The album Cold Spell by Frank & Dirty Kitchen was nominated for a Grammy award in the Bluegrass Album category.

In 2014 Dirty Kitchen received four IBMA award recognitions:

In 2013, Mike Munford was voted Banjo Player of the Year by the IBMA, and guitarist Chris Luquette received the Momentum Award for Performance Instrumentalist.

Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen have released three studio albums: Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen in 2010, On the Edge in 2013 (after signing with Compass Records), and Cold Spell in 2014.

In 2006, while in the Navy playing with Country Current, Solivan recorded and released a solo album Selfish Tears.

In 2003, Solivan auditioned and was offered the electric guitar position in the U.S. Navy, service band Country Current. He played electric guitar in their country band and mandolin and fiddle in their bluegrass band for six years.

In 2002, Solivan recorded his first solo album I Am a Rambler when he temporarily moved to Nashville from Alaska to pursue musical goals. He was assisted by friends such as David Grier, Rob Ickes, and Shad Cobb. After a year, Solivan returned to Alaska to marry Sturgis.

In 1995, at age 18, Solivan moved to Alaska where he sat first chair violin in the University of Alaska’s Symphony Orchestra. and played mandolin in his friend Ginger Boatwright's band. While in Alaska, he met his future wife, Leah Sturgis.