Dave Nicol is a former Canadian folk singer-songwriter, most noted as the winner of the Juno Award for Most Promising Folk Singer at the Juno Awards of 1974.[1]
Originally from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador,[2] Nicol signed to Columbia Records and released the album Goodbye Mama in 1973.[3] The album's title track was a moderate hit on the Canadian charts that year.[3] In addition to his Juno Award win for Most Promising Folk Singer, he was also nominated for Best Folk Singer, Most Promising Male Vocalist and Best Folk Single for "Goodbye Mama";[4] his win made him the first musician from Newfoundland ever to win a Juno.[5]
He followed up in 1975 with the album All the Wild Birds; however, the album was less successful than his debut. He left the music business and moved to Kelowna, British Columbia, reemerging in 1993 with the album Night Crossing.[6] In 1997, Nicol and Gordon Pinsent collaborated on the album Harbour of Dreams: A Tribute to Newfoundland.
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada AC [7] |
Canada Top 100 [8] | ||
| 1972 | "No One Ever Told Me" | 34 | — |
| 1973 | "Goodbye Mama" | 14 | 19 |
| 1974 | "Tonight" | 37 | — |
| 1974 | "Dancin' Romancin'" | 26 | — |
| 1974 | "Mexico" | 43 | — |
References
edit- ^ "Congratulations Juno Award winners". Billboard, April 27, 1974.
- ^ Robert Martin, "The feeling was good and the music just fine". The Globe and Mail, May 27, 1974.
- ^ a b Ross Harvey, "Romantic poet? No". Edmonton Journal, January 19, 1974.
- ^ "Juno Award nominations". Ottawa Journal, March 22, 1974.
- ^ Wayne Tucker, "The Recordings of Newfoundland and Labrador 1970-1979". Newfoundland Quarterly, Vol. 103, No. 3 (Winter 2010). pp. 11-17.
- ^ Tom Harrison, "Dirty and loose 71 minutes of raw power". The Province, October 19, 1993.
- ^ "RPM AC search results". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - September 8, 1973" (PDF).
External Links
edit- Dave Nicol discography at Discogs
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