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."Congratulations Juno Award winners". Billboard, April 27, 1974.
Originally from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador,Robert Martin, "The feeling was good and the music just fine". The Globe and Mail, May 27, 1974. Nicol signed to Columbia Records and released the album Goodbye Mama in 1973.Ross Harvey, "Romantic poet? No". Edmonton Journal, January 19, 1974. The album's title track was a moderate hit on the Canadian charts that year. 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";"Juno Award nominations". Ottawa Journal, March 22, 1974. his win made him the first musician from Newfoundland ever to win a Juno.Wayne Tucker, "The Recordings of Newfoundland and Labrador 1970-1979". Newfoundland Quarterly, Vol. 103, No. 3 (Winter 2010). pp. 11-17.
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.Tom Harrison, "Dirty and loose 71 minutes of raw power". The Province, October 19, 1993. In 1997, Nicol and Gordon Pinsent collaborated on the album Harbour of Dreams: A Tribute to Newfoundland.
Singles YearTitle Peak positions Canada AC Canada Top 100 1972"No One Ever Told Me" 34 — 1973"Goodbye Mama" 14 19 1974"Tonight" 37 — 1974"Dancin' Romancin'" 26 — 1974"Mexico" 43 —
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