I know that last year you changed drummers - how significant a move was this for you?
In a way it is really significant as it has given us a major boost and it came at the most important time for this band. We needed to be as strong as possible in the lead up to the album and bringing in Stef was the most natural option as he had played with us previously. It was such a smooth transition, though, and because he knew the songs it sometimes felt like he had always been there.

Going back to when I first saw the band, I felt that you had the stage presence, but the songs somehow lacked the spark, and wrote that up in a review or two - did you agree with that at the time, or did it influence you in any way?
I totally agree with that comment although you can't really appreciate that situation fully until you write some better songs and then look back. The stage presence was something we were lucky to have naturally so it was the songs that needed the work and the reason why things are clicking so well now all round.

You move around on stage more than any other frontman or singer in any Dundee band I've seen. Were you trained as a dancer in any way and have you been like that from the start?
Lol, this question makes me laugh....the answer is no and to be honest i have no idea what happens when I am on stage and i don't ever practise anything...just enjoy myself and see what happens really.

The music you play is very much dance music - or funk to be more accurate - but also has an obvious "indie" music crossover appeal - do you see yourselves as an indie band, funk band or what?
I find it really hard to label us, as our set, like our album is a progression of music, we start of quite swing then indie, dance and fun, so it is basically a mash up of everything we like. Usually we just throw something in and see how it comes out.

A couple of years back, you were in the Dundee finals of the Emergenza Battle Of The Bands, received a lot of coverage from the fact that you'd won it two years before and were widely tipped to win it again. When that didn't materialise, was a pivotal point at which the band decided to reconsider their aims and directions?
Emergenza was great for us because, when the Dundee Scene was not as good a few years ago, a competition like that was what all the bands around Dundee wanted to win. Winning that was still one of the great highs in the band but you soon realise that these competitions do not produce bands who go on to great success. We realised this and it just made us more determined to do things our own way. Fond memories but Battle of the Bands are a load of rubbish. I actually cannot stand them nowadays, they mean absolutely nothing at all but hindsight is a wonderful thing. The way to get recognised these days is to create a buzz and a scene, not to enter a B of B - rant over!

You went into hibernation after that and when I saw you again at The Doghouse one night - you were a changed band and it seemed as though everything had clicked into gear. What had happened for this to be the case?
We wrote some new songs and people liked them, maybe before people just liked the performance. We still love all the old funky stuff and occassionally pull some of it out at gigs but being honest they just weren't radio friendly, they were just songs we liked to play as musicicans. As soon as people liked the new songs along with the performance, things definately started to click.

You have one of the best bassists in Dundee - can you tell me more about his influences?
I think they are pretty obvious, he is a huge talent and the back-bone of the band. He can play any style which is brilliant as it can give the songs more dynamics. He also has a new bas which is really nice, a bright orange Fender 1970 jazz. It's the same guitar he used for the album and the sound off it is beautiful.

Recently you lanched your debut album with a gig at The Doghouse - how did that go for you?
It was beyond what we could ever imagined. A year of non-stop hard work and basically everything we have been building up to, since we started the band. When we saw people getting turned away and how crammed it was inside, it was pretty overwhelming when people were singing the songs before we even released the album.
We knew we had done alright when people were saying it was like a View gig, as you know how mental they normally are. We also put loads of effort into PR and I think our red van advertising was one of the best ideas we have ever had. We sold over 500 albums since that gig (ED:"only a month before this interview") so it can't be too bad.

The new album has an incredibly good production to it - what did you do to achieve that?
Our good mate Ben Edwards is a legend, we owe a lot to him; he pushed us to work harder, designed all the artwork, shot all the videos and, most of all, put up with all our nonsense. Ben is a total perfectionist so we always knew with him on board we could achieve something that was of a really high standard. Ben was basically like a Record Company but doing absolutely everything himself from start to finish.

Your songs manage to be funky and commercial yet at the same time something you can really enjoy on an indie level and very repeat playable. Who does the writing in the band and what's the process?
Me or Marc will normally come up with a riff or guitar part, jam it out and then write the melody and lyrics after getting a feel for the song. It then normally goes to the band who add their own bits in and then we just take it from there really.

I've seen you do covers at gigs from time to time is this now something you don't feel the need to do?
We never do any covers these days but it depends on the occasion, at the odd acoustic gig we might throw one in - everybody loves a wee cover song now and then...

The new album is on your own label - did you decide to do this anyway or because there was no label interest at the time?
In fact it was the opposite. We were offered a deal with Fat Hippy Records where everything would have been paid for and tours booked etc...However, we wanted to record with Robin Sutherland as he knew our sound and is fastly becoming one of the best engineers around. So we saved up all our money from doing gigs for ages until we could afford to record and did it that way. It could have been a lot easier to go with Fat Hippy but they would have taken a cut of profits and had stricter time limits. We needed more time to get the album right, and working with Robin was the only way it was going to come together like it did.

Since the album came out and you're profile is increasing. Have you had any label interest - indeed, do you want any label interest as you seem to have done such a great job of it yourselves?
There has been some label interest which is really encouraging but our main aim is to raise our profile in Dundee loads and make people take notice. We are also working hard putting the CD out to National Radio Stations before we go out and tour later this year. We have some good things in the pipeline which we cant really say too much about until they happen but, generally, there are a lot of people coming to the shows and people talking about the band. But the good thing is that Page 6 are slightly different, in that not many Dundee bands have just a lone frontman and it kind of allows for a more entertaining show. With more people going to gigs in Dundee now, its good when people see something different.

Most of the gigs you seem to do in Dundee are at The Doghouse - any particular reason or is that just where the gigs for you happen to come?
The Doghouse is the best music venue in Dundee by far and a second home for a lot of bands. We just love the vibe there and Sarah looks after us well. Too many places now just want to jump on the music scene and have no idea how to organise an event or treat bands. There is none of this nonsense at the Doghouse, its just a great place to be.

Are you now finding more of a following outside of Dundee and how are these concerst going for you?
We have little pockets dotted all over the place of people who are into the band but we are hoping with more Radio play, which is in the pipeline, that we can raise the awareness first of all, then go and play in these areas. It's one thing just turning up and playing, which we have done loads of in the past, but now we are doing a bit of groundwork first of all. Anywhere we are playing at the moment though, we are finding new fans and selling CD's and the random punter is most important to us.

You have a very strong voice on stage and on CD - were you trained in any way or is it just a case of practice and natural talent?
Nah, i wish it was. It's been basically trial and error over the years. The older you get. I think you get a sound with which you become more comfortable. Live, I could probably sing a lot better if i stood still...but that ain't going to happen!!

What's the future hold for Page 6 and what are your immediate plans?
A school tour in August of the High Schools in Dundee, a lot of dates around Scotland and getting Radio play on a national level would be ideal.

Do you have an objective for the band?
Basically have a laugh and enjoy what we are doing.

Is there anything else you would like to add?
Cheers for the support, your reviews gave us a lot of confidence when you recognised the change we were going through as a band....the rest you already know.