 In 1970 Riddle co-authored with folklorist Roger D. Abrahams an autobiography titled "A Singer and Her Songs" that included many of her songs.In 1972 and 1978, she made studio recordings for Rounder Records, which were issued on two solo LPs.Riddle was a recipient of a 1983 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.