The Troy Arts Council will present The Malpass Brothers in concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Claudia Crosby Theater on the campus of Troy University. Tickets are $20 and $5 for students with a valid ID.

Joel Williams, TAC president, said the arts council seeks each year to bring diversity to its arts entertainment calendar.

“Our 2015-2016 calendar has featured the 7 Bridges Eagles’ Tribute and the Alash Ensemble, Tuvan throat singers. Both were very popular with our audiences,” Williams said. “On Tuesday night, the TAC will bring The Malpass Brothers to the stage. The brothers sing pure county music. The Hank Williams, Sr. kind of country music. As advertised, the Malpass Brothers ‘don’t just sound retro, they are retro.’”

Williams said the Malpass Brothers pay tribute to the original Grand Ole Opry- style of entertainment.

“They are performers and entertainers much like the Smothers brothers,” Williams said.

“‘The Malpass Brother offer outstanding family entertainment that takes us back to our country roots.”

Dr. John Jinright is the presenter chair for the Troy Arts Council. Williams said Jinright always brings outstanding arts entertainment to Troy.

“The Malpass Brothers concert is another example of the quality of performers John contracts for the Troy Arts Council,” Williams said.

The Malpass brothers, Christopher and Taylor, said they do the type of music they do because the music speaks to them and to the souls of its listeners.

“For us, traditional country music is the ‘real deal,’” Christopher Malpass said. “Every song portrays life’s joys, heartaches, problems and happiness. It comes from the heart, and has depth and truth.”

Nothing about the Malpass brothers’ music is sugar coated.

“Our goal, really, is to see this music be revived, to help ensure it doesn’t fade away,”
 Malpass said. “It is so encouraging to have young people come to our shows with a new interest in our ‘old music.’ Being able to introduce what we love to another generation feels like a great accomplishment for us. We want this music to be around for our children’s children.”

Williams said The Malpass Brother’ concert is an opportunity for those who enjoy the old-time country music to experience it live from the stage of the Claudia Crosby Theater.

And, for those who aren’t familiar with the Grand Ole Opry kind music or think it’s not their kind of music, the Troy Arts Council invites them to come and see what they’ve been missing.