Za igranje roga je Franca Lipovška navdušil oče – amaterski glasbenik, ki mu je dal tudi prve osnove. Po končani nižji glasbeni šoli v Radečah je izobraževanje nadaljeval pri prof. Jožetu Faloutu na Srednji glasbeni šoli in Akademiji za glasbo v Ljubljani. Že po srednji šoli se je zaposlil v Simfoničnem RTV Slovenija. Vse skozi pa je poučeval na Glasbeni šoli v Radečah in skrbel za mlad kader pri Godbi Slovenskih železnic, kateri zvest član je že 47 let in je zadnjih 20 let celo njen umetniški vodja in dirigent. Po 29 letih igranja svoje glasbeno znanje in izkušnje uspešno prenaša na mlajše generacije v Glasbeni šoli Sevnica, kar dokazujejo številne prve nagrade in priznanja njegovih učencev in šolskega mladinskega pihalnega orkestra na raznih tekmovanjih. Za delovanje na področju glasbe je prejel Zlatnik Občine Radeče, Aškerčevo priznanje Občine Laško, Prešernovo priznanje Občine Sevnica ter od Zveze Slovenskih godb zlato medaljo Bojana Adamiča
Franc Lipovšek made his first music steps playing the horn with his father, who inspired him to play the horn. After finishing elementary music school in Radeče he continued his education in the class of Jože Falout at the secondary music school and later at the Academy for music Ljubljana. He took his first job after secondary music school in the Simfonic orchestra RTV Slovenia. All along he worked as a teacher in Music school Radeče. For 47 years Franc has been a member of the Slovene Railway march band, for the past 20 years also as conductor and artistic director. After 29 years of active playing he has been passing on his knowledge and experience to young musicians at the Music school Sevnical, as proven by numerous first awards and recognitions of his pupils. For his contribution to music he received several significant awards.