A native of Sydney, Australia,[1] Wilkins early performances saw him playing guitar in a folk group at University in 1965 (following his graduation from Parramatta Marist High in 1964).
In 1970, they won the Battle of the Sounds which had become an established launch pad for Australian bands, such as the Masters Apprentices, to travel overseas.
The Flying Circus tried to break into the American scene, based in San Francisco, but gigs were hard to find.
A connection with the Toronto band, McKenna Mendelson Mainline (who they had met in Australia), steered the Flying Circus further north.
Wilkins remained in Toronto since 1971, and has since worked with many Canadian and international artists from Lighthouse[1] to Big Sugar as well as Rough Trade and David Wilcox.