Now in their 14th year, the folk awards were hosted by Mark Radcliffe and Julie Fowlis.

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Gallagher's songwriter brother Noel confirmed the news on BBC Radio 1's Mark Radcliffe show on Friday.

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By the 10-mile mark, Radcliffe was looking ragged and left trailing.

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