Beans on Toast, also known as Jay MacCallister, is a British folk singer-songwriter from Braintree in the United Kingdom, originally from Essex. Born in 1980, he emerges from the UK folk scene in 2005 and builds a reputation for direct, self-deprecating songwriting.

Style and themes

His songs deal openly with politics, drugs and love, and he describes his writing as using similar chord structures across songs. He is also associated with a sound compared with Billy Bragg.

Releases

He has six studio albums and follows a pattern of releasing a new record each year on his birthday, 1 December. His discography includes Standing On A Chair, Writing on a Wall, Trying to Tell the Truth, Fishing for a Thank You, Giving Everything and The Grand Scheme of Things.

Connections

Frank Turner, a close friend, refers to him in several songs, including I Knew Prufock Before He Got Famous, Live Fast Die Old and To Absent Friends.