He played in the skifflegroup, the William & Roland Skiffle Group, and the folk duo Miek en Roel.

Roland discovered this genre when he saw John Lee Hooker perform in café De Muze in Antwerp.

In 1985, he achieved commercial success with the record 76cm Per Second,[2] including hits such as "Fish On The Hook" and "Cruising Down On Main Street".

In 2008, he recorded the album Never Enough with Admiral Freebee, for which he received a Music Industry Award in the Best Artwork category a year later.

[6] As a guest guitarist or singer, Van Campenhout appears on records of Rory Gallagher, Arno, Paul Michiels and Johan Verminnen among others.