• Dirty Kitchen Experience video

    We've mentioned on more than one occasion that Dirty Kitchen bandleader Frank Solivan is a man of many talents. On top of his demonstrated skills as a singer, songwriter and mandolinist, Frank is an accomplished gourmet cook, something that he

  • Frank Solivan On The Edge

    For a couple of years now, Frank Solivan has been like a Triple AAA baseball phenom, extremely talented and just one lucky break away from getting to the major leagues and staying there. Each CD he put out was better than

  • Compass releases quartet of MCR compliations

    Compass Records has just released four digital albums of music recorded during the 2012 season of Music City Roots, a Nashville-based radio and television program airing each Wednesday evening from The Loveless Barn. Each of the four is titled based on loose stylistic

  • Frank Solivan Cooks

    First, Frank Solivan cooked a satisfying dinner and his bandmates served it up to about 85 lucky guests. Then the band took the stage and they all cooked. So went Saturday night’s CD release party for Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen’s

  • On The Edge from Frank Solivan

    Compass Records has announced that the Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen album On the Edge (COM4602) is now available in digital format. The project is the first since Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen and Compass Records linked up in February. It consists

  • Compass signs Dirty Kitchen

    Things are cooking for Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, literally and figuratively. During the D.C. Bluegrass Union Festival over the weekend in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., Solivan announced that the band landed a new record deal in time for unveiling

  • DCBU band competition

    The deadline is coming up for entry in the DC Bluegrass Union's Mid-Atlantic Bluegrass Band competition, held during their 4th annual DC Bluegrass Festival. Bands who wish to compete must submit the application form, with a $50 registration fee, by