She is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), having served on the Board of Governors for the Washington D.C. branch. Rideout is the only American to hold the honor of representing Scottish fiddle music at the Edinburgh International Festival. She is the first woman to hold the National Scottish Fiddle title and the youngest to have garnered the U.S. Championship, winning it for three consecutive years.
Rideout's affiliation with NARAS' Board of Governors for the Washington D.C. branch is noteworthy. She's uniquely positioned as the only American to represent Scottish fiddle music at the Edinburgh International Festival, and holds two trailblazing titles: being the first woman to win the National Scottish Fiddle title and the youngest to take three consecutive U.S. Championships.