Some places call folk songs "flowers". Folk songs are one of the more distinctive folk songs in Tianshui, and there are rich folk songs "Huaer" popular in all counties and districts. There are two main types of folk songs in Tianshui area: flowers in Longzhong and flowers in Tao Min. Flowers in Longzhong are mainly popular folk songs in Wushan, Gangu, Qin 'an, McKee and Qingshui. The lyrics are mainly seven sentences, which are relatively free. The lyrics are improvised and there are many commonly used words. The flowers in Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County have some unique melodies, which are similar to those in Linxia and influenced by the customs of the surrounding Han nationality. The tunes of Tianshui folk songs are either high-pitched and sad, long and lingering, or lyrical and beautiful, without instrumental accompaniment. In addition to a large number of love songs, there are many songs that reflect the social life and feelings of people of all ethnic groups.

Folk songs in counties of Longnan are very popular and rich. Tianshui folk songs have their own particularity and regionality. There are several types of folk songs, such as life, production and communication. For thousands of years, folk songs have deeply penetrated into Tianshui people's weddings, funerals, daily life and productive labor, and are a unique landscape in Tianshui folk culture. The most distinctive feature of Tianshui folk songs is wine songs, which are usually sung in the process of drinking. At present, there are more than 300 kinds of popular liquor orders in China, and there are more than 10 kinds popular in Tianshui. On the wine table, one or two people can sing the order of drinking at the same time, or many people can sing the order of drinking together. The atmosphere is very warm. Tianshui wine songs are as few as a few, as many as a dozen and as many as a hundred. Their contents are rich and colorful, and they are an indispensable part of wine culture and even catering culture.