Career
His performances are often solo, but he also performs with a back up band. His repertoire is a traditional ballad and folk styles mixed with rock and popular, typically penned himself. Wilkens performed with the pioneering Frisian popular band Okke Hel from 1979 until 1986, when he went solo.
Besides his touring in the Netherlands, he has toured in the United States, Poland, Lithuania, Germany, Belgium, Austria, France, and Ireland.
He has shared a stage with many other performers, including De Kast, Rients Gratama, Gé Reinders and the Noord Nederlands Orkest, as well as collaborating successfully with the Friese Jeugd Brass Band in 2004.
